first half of the fifth century BC, the Locrians demolished their archaic temple and rebuilt a new temple in the Ionic style. The temple was designed by Syracusan architects around 470 BC, based on the idea of Hiero I of Syracuse. The new temple occupies the same place as the previous one but it has a different orientation. The temple was destroyed in the 11th century. The dimensions of the temple were . The cella is free of supports on the central axes. The pronaos had two columns. The temple has seventeen Ionic columns on the long side, and six on the front. The height of the temple was . According to Italian scholar Margherita Guarducci, the famous Ludovisi Throne comes from the temple of Aphrodite of Locri Epizephyrii, where it was used as the parapet of the bothros. This theory is strengthened by the measures of the sculpture which fit perfectly together with the three great stones of the covering of the bothros; stones still existing and open to visits inside the archaeological area of the Temple of contrada Marasà. The theatre The theatre was built in the fourth century BC not far from the ancient city, in the Contrada Pirettina, taking advantage of a hillside slope. The original structure had space for more than 4,500 people; now only the central part of the theatre is visible. Part of the Cavea was cut into the rocks. Each plane was divided in 7 wedges between 6 scales. A horizontal separation divided the upper theater from the lower theatre. Notable people Acrion (pythagorean philosopher) Melinno (ancient poet, possibly from Locri and the daughter of Nossis) Nossis (ancient epigrammist and poet) Philistion of Locri (ancient physician and writer on medicine) Timaeus of Locri (pythagorean philosopher) Zaleucus (devised the first written Greek law code) Mass media Notes External links Locri Youth Association - Associazione Culturale Giovani per la Locride Sito on ancient Locri Archaeological sites in Italy Dorian colonies in Magna Graecia Spartan colonies Cities and towns in Calabria History of the 'Ndrangheta Railway towns in Italy