Ictinus’s highly original Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in Arcadia incorporates engaged interior columns and the first known use in architecture of the Corinthian order.

Ictinus’s highly original Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in Arcadia, executed around 420, incorporates engaged interior columns and the first known use in architecture of the Corinthian order.

Ictinus transforms the interior space into an area for public assembly—a development that mandates a return to the long cella.