Kerameikos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Rosemary Selth, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Jan 29, 2026 10:02 AM
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History
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.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/97294452
37.978415826, 23.7183009573
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Κεραμεικού (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location of Kerameikos (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Κεραμεικός (Kerameikós: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 300)
- Kerameikos located at Athenae (750 BC - AD 300)
- Hephaisteion located near Kerameikos (30 BC - AD 300)
- Pompeion located in Kerameikos (550 BC - AD 300)
- Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania located near Kerameikos (30 BC - AD 300)
- Sanctuary of Artemis Soteira in the Kerameikos located in Kerameikos (330 BC - AD 300)
ceramic production facility or area, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, archaeological site
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- Arachne Kerameikos von Athen Athen, Griechenland
- Arachne Kerameikos von Athen Athen, Griechenland
- CFL/AGO Toponym 70001: Kerameikos Excavations, Céramique
- GeoNames 6947705: Kerameikos
- MANTO 10108677: the Cerameicos (Athens)
- TGN 5004243: Kerameikos (neighborhood)
- Wikidata Kerameikos (Q630974)
- iDAI.gazetteer 2281922: Kerameikos
Pleiades
Jeffrey Becker, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Rosemary Selth, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Kerameikos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/97294452> [accessed: 10 May 2026]
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