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Kydathenaion was the third largest deme of Attica, with only Acharnae and Aphidna being larger. It was located within the city walls of Athens and perhaps included the Acropolis and the Areopagus as well.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/582862

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.970325, 23.722573

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 21296 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Κυδαθήναιον (Kydathénaion: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)

Kydathenaion makes connections with:

Kydathenaion part of (regional) Attica (unspecified date range)
Kydathenaion part of (administrative) Pandionis (550 BC - 330 BC)

Kydathenaion receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, deme (Athenian)

References:

Evidence:

IG II² 1556

See Further:

Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B3 Kydathenaion

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: N Acropolis [III(XI) - city - 11/12]

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Suggested citation:
J.S. Traill, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Kydathenaion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/582862> [accessed: 21 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/582862 |title=Places: 582862 (Kydathenaion) |author=Traill, J. |accessdate=May 21, 2026 1:30 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}