Temple of Zeus Stratios

The Temple of Zeus Stratios stands within ancient Stratos, the principal city of Acarnania, in the landscape of Aetolia-Acarnania near modern Agrinio. Built in the Doric order, this sanctuary served both the religious and civic life of a major regional centre. Its remains trace an unusually long story of use, from the Archaic period of the eighth and sixth centuries BCE through Classical and Hellenistic times into the Roman era. For a traveller, the site offers a quiet encounter with the layered continuity of Greek sacred architecture, where centuries of devotion left their mark in stone.