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Kerameikos (neighborhood) |
Note: Site where most ancient travelers entered Athens, since roads from Piraeus, Eleusis & Boeotia converged here on road from the Academy; noted for the Eridanos brook & an ancient cemetery. |
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Kerameikos (preferred,C,V)
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............ | Pausanias recorded that the name referred to the hero Keramos, son of Dionysos & Ariadne |
Κεραμεικός (C,V,Greek,U)
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Attikí (region (administrative division)) (P,U) |
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Attikí (region (administrative division)) (P,U) |
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Athínai (inhabited place) (P) |
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neighborhood (preferred, C) |
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burials here date from at least 12th cen. BC |
archaeological site (C) |
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