Kerameikos
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Kerameikos (, ) also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River. It was the potters' quarter of the city, from which the English word "ceramic" is derived, and was also the site of an important cemetery and numerous funerary sculptures erected along the Sacred Way, a road from Athens to Eleusis.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kerameikos is referenced by 242 other articles, and connects out to Acropolis of Athens, stele and Dipylon.
The entry is geolocated on the map in I, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Ancient cemeteries in Greece, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens and Areas of Athens.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kerameikos
- Settlement.native_name
- Κεραμεικός
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- el
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kerameikos Cemetery on July 28, 2019.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Kerameikos in Athens.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within Athens
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Greece
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Attica
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Athens
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 105 53
- Settlement.area_code
- 210
- Settlement.website
- www.cityofathens.gr
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Athens Municipality
- Location
- Athens
- Image
- Kerameikos Cemetery from Melidone Street on June 19, 2020.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kerameikos
- topic's main category
- Category:Kerameikos
- culture
- Ancient Greece
- native label
- Κεραμεικός
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2392
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History and description
- Archaeology
- Museum
- Metro station
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
Kerameikos (, ) also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River. It was the potters' quarter of the city, from which the English word "ceramic" is derived, and was also the site of an important cemetery and numerous funerary sculptures erected along the Sacred Way, a road from Athens to Eleusis.
== History and description ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kerameikos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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