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Athenae

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by J.S. Traill — last modified May 12, 2013 12:52 AM

Contributors: Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Chelsea Lee, Jeffrey Becker, Adam Rabinowitz, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Rachaelle L Browning, April Kissinger, Eric Shea, R. Talbert, Sterling Wright

A major Greek city-state and the principal city of Attika.

Locations

DARE Location (Point; 750 BC - 550 BC): Representative point location, site precision
DARMC location 21246 (Point; 750 BC - 550 BC): Point location
Acropolis of Athens (Point; 750 BC - 550 BC): The acropolis of the ancient city
Agora of Athens (Point; 750 BC - 550 BC): The marketplace of the ancient city
Kerameikos (Point; 750 BC - 550 BC): A district of ancient Athens located northwest of the Acropolis, the Kerameikos takes its name from the potters' workshops in the area; the portion of the district lying outside the Dipylon Gate served as a necropolis.

Names

Athens (English; AD 1700 - Present): The modern, English appellation
Athenae (750 BC - 550 BC)

Place type:
settlement, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, temple, sanctuary, shrine, monument, tomb, agora, forum, plaza

Makes a connection with:

Attica

Has a connection with:

Thymaitadai — by J.S. Traill — last modified Oct 20, 2012 05:56 PM: Ancient deme-site in the city of Athens, located in modern Keratsini, a western suburb of Piraeus.

References:

See Further: BAtlas 59 B3 Athenae
See Further: Travlos, J. N. 1971. Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens. New York: Praeger. pp. 158-79
See Further: Thompson, H. A. et. al. 1988. The Athenian Agora : results of excavations. Princeton : American School of Classical Studies at Athens. pp. 23-51.
See Further: NPauly Athenai
See Further: Wikipedia, Athens
See Further: PECS, Athens
See Further: Frantz, A. et al. 1988. Late antiquity, A.D. 267-700. Princeton, N.J. : American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
See Further: SMITH 1854 (Perseus), ATHÉNAE

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B3 Athenae

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Athina/Athens

Canonical URI for this page:
http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579885

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Suggested citation:
Traill, J., S. Gillies, J. Åhlfeldt, C. Lee, J. Becker, A. Rabinowitz, T. Elliott, DARMC, R. L Browning, A. Kissinger, E. Shea, R. Talbert, S. Wright. "Places: 579885 (Athenae)". Pleiades. <http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579885> [Accessed: May 21, 2013 3:48 pm]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

{{cite web |url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579885 |title=Places: 579885 (Athenae) |author=Traill, J., S. Gillies, J. Åhlfeldt, C. Lee, J. Becker, A. Rabinowitz, T. Elliott, DARMC, R. L Browning, A. Kissinger, E. Shea, R. Talbert, S. Wright |accessdate=May 21, 2013 3:48 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

History

Edited by Jeffrey Becker on Jan 26, 2013 02:18 PM

edited description; added references

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Edited by Sean Gillies on Oct 23, 2012 03:39 PM

DARE feature tag fix.

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Edited by Sean Gillies on Oct 20, 2012 05:53 PM

Location updates and tags from Johan Ahlfeldt's (jahlfeldt) Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire in October 2012

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