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of Phila. Kompoloi is approximately 7 km northwest of Platania. Two habitation
phases were identified at the site, and the excavation revealed one of the largest
rural buildings excavated in Greece, which was contemporary with Kompoloi
in its initial phase. The building was destroyed by fire in a period possibly con-
nected with the invasion of the Gauls. Only a part of the building was immedi-
ately rebuilt, dated at 280–275 BCE at this second phase, representing, however,
a much smaller establishment (Poulaki 2003 ). This paper focuses on the first
habitation phase, when the building consisted of rooms surrounding an open
courtyard with stoas, an arrangement similar to that of Kompoloi. The courtyard
housed a well, a pottery kiln and a tower (Figure 8.3).