It was a significant shrine of Artemis and arguably the foremost center of her cult in Northern Greece.
"[2] Strabo described the sanctuary: The temple was the center for the cult of Artemis in Northern Greece, and the destination for the annual procession from Eretria during festival of Amarysia.
"[4] Aelian stated in the 3rd-century that "The people of Eretria [in Euboia] sacrifice maimed animals to Artemis at Amarynthos.
"[5] If the temple was still in use by the 4th-century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire, when laws against non-Christian religions and their sanctuaries where enacted by the Christian emperors.
[6] The remains has revealed structures from the 6th-century to the second BC, containing an underground fountain, inscribed bases, sealed tiles, and coins containing the name "Artemis".