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"The ancient Kerameikos was located in the north-western outskirts of Athens. It was partly
enclosed by, and partly beyond, the walls that divide the area of the excavation. In the centre of the archaeological site are the two best known arches of ancient Athens, the Dipylon where the Panathenaic procession would start and the sacred Arch, where the sacred way would begin and the Elefsinian Mysteries procession would pass through. In the vicinity of the Arches was the most ancient and the biggest cemetery of Attica. Moreover it was the place of burial of the citizens who where honored by the city of Athens. According to the geographer Pausanias, the location was named after Keramos. However, the place was most liked named after the neighborhood of the kerameis (potters).
The neighborhood of the Kerameikos - potters was established on the banks of the river Iridanos. nYou can see the riverbed in the archaeological area. The ancient Demos of Kerameikos covered a large area. Only part of it has been unearthed in excavations. It is thought that the area of the Krameikos was bounded by the north-western perimeter of the Agora on one side and the copse that was named after the hero Akademos, on the other side".(Source GREECE all the time classic).
enclosed by, and partly beyond, the walls that divide the area of the excavation. In the centre of the archaeological site are the two best known arches of ancient Athens, the Dipylon where the Panathenaic procession would start and the sacred Arch, where the sacred way would begin and the Elefsinian Mysteries procession would pass through. In the vicinity of the Arches was the most ancient and the biggest cemetery of Attica. Moreover it was the place of burial of the citizens who where honored by the city of Athens. According to the geographer Pausanias, the location was named after Keramos. However, the place was most liked named after the neighborhood of the kerameis (potters).
The neighborhood of the Kerameikos - potters was established on the banks of the river Iridanos. nYou can see the riverbed in the archaeological area. The ancient Demos of Kerameikos covered a large area. Only part of it has been unearthed in excavations. It is thought that the area of the Krameikos was bounded by the north-western perimeter of the Agora on one side and the copse that was named after the hero Akademos, on the other side".(Source GREECE all the time classic).
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