Munychia

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Ryan Horne

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, R. Scott Smith

Last modified Jun 22, 2026 08:54 AM — History

A hill in the Piraeus and the site of extensive fortifications in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/116035285

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9406, 23.6559

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- GeoHack Location of Summit of Munychia (modern) accuracy: +/- 2000 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Μουνιχία (Mounichia: Modern Greek)
- Μουνυχίᾳ (Munychia: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Munychia makes connections with:

Munychia part of (physical/topographic) Peiraieus/Piraeus (330 BC - 30 BC)

Munychia receives connections from:

Sanctuary of Artemis Munychia (Piraeus) located at Munychia (550 BC - 330 BC)

Place type:
hill, fort, tower (deprecated)

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, and R. Scott Smith, 'Munychia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/116035285> [accessed: 09 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/116035285 |title=Places: 116035285 (Munychia) |author=Horne, R. |accessdate=October 9, 2026 3:35 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}