the site offers a glimpse into ancient rituals and geological phenomena. Pluto's Gate, or Ploutonion in Greek, is built into one wall of a rectangular, open-air arena with raised stone seating and a ...

It's known from historical accounts that the shrine was thought to be a "Gate to Hell" in ancient times, a powerful portal ...

Archaeologists in Egypt are working to restore the Ramesseum, a temple belonging to Ramesses II, an Old Testament pharaoh ...

The gate is built into one wall of a rectangular, open-aired arena with raised stone seating and a temple on top ... observation corresponded with the ancient writings of the Greek geographer ...

THE ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis hosts what is believed to be the oldest 'Gate to Hell' on Earth ... open-aired arena with raised stone seating and a temple on top. During their excavation ...

Image of one of the rooms discovered in the ancient complex ... The religious shrine is carved into the rock near Temple Mount and is made up of eight rooms with an altar, a sacred standing ...

Excavated from amid the ruins of the ancient Hellenistic city ... the sacred rites from the safety of the temple but were forbidden from entering the gate's entrance. People believed those who ...