Acharnai (N)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.S. Traill
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Acharnai (N) was the largest deme of ancient Attika, the sole inland deme of the tribe Oineis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579842
38.0834733333, 23.7340883333
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 2746 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
- DARMC location 22964 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
- DARMC location 21223 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Acharnai N (550 BC - AD 300)
- Ἀχαρναί (Acharnaí: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Acharnés (Acharnes: English, modern)
- Μενίδι (Menidi: Modern Greek, AD 1700 - AD 1999)
- Acharnai (N) part of (regional) Attica (unspecified date range)
- Acharnes ancient theater located at Acharnai (N) (unspecified date range)
settlement, deme (Athenian)
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- AIO Findspot: Acharnai
- AIO Findspot: Acharnai
- AIO Original Location: Acharnai
- BAtlas 59 B2 Acharnai (N)
- Kellogg 2006
- Kellogg 2013
- New Pauly Acharnae
- OCD Acharnae
- PECS (Perseus) ACHARNAI (Menidi) Attica, Greece
- Pritchett 1965 172
- ToposText Acharnai (Attica)
- Traill 1986 142-44
- Wikipedia (English) Acharnae
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B2 Acharnai (N)
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Menidi [VI - inland - 15/16?]
J.S. Traill, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Acharnai (N): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579842> [accessed: 14 February 2026]
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