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Eleusis Telesterion

The Eleusis Telesterion was a large hall within the Sanctuary of Eleusis in the Sacred Plains of Demeter of western Attica, Greece. People participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries festival within the Telesterion, and the Telesterion was placed under heavy guard during the Peloponnesian War. The telesterion was destroyed by the Costoboci in 169 AD during the Marcomannic Wars.

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