At Aphytis, Ammon was worshipped, at least from the time of the Spartan general Lysander, as zealously as in Ammonium, sanctuary in Libya.According to Pausanias, the patron of Aphytis, Ammon Zeus, appeared in a dream to Lysander and urged him to raise the siege, which he did.The Temple of Ammon Zeus, whose few remaining ruins date to the 4th century BC structure.Aristotle (Politics V,VI 1319 a14) mentions the "agricultural law" of the Aphytians, a special, singular and interesting chapter in the history of ancient Greek public finances.During Hellenistic and Roman times the city minted coins again; an event possibly related to the fame of the Temple of Ammon Zeus.
