Athena Promachos statue (Athens Acropolis) 3 Acropolis of Athens

Athena Promachos, stones from base of the huge bronze statue of Athena on the Acropolis
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Latitude: 37.971870
Longitude: 23.725940
Confidence: High

Place ID: 380237AAtP
Time period: C
Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: Athens C
Mod: Acropolis of Athens


Modern Description: The bronze Athena was a thank offering and victory memorial for the defeat of the Persians. Little remains of the base.
[Judith Binder: Athena Promachos: Athena Promachos on the Akropolis, ca. 450 B.C.?: IG I³ 435 with addendum; SEG_51 39 (2005); Paus. 1.28.2, Paus. 9.4.1; Pollitt, J. J. 1990, 62-63, 250; represented on Athenian imperial bronze coins, Price, J. M. and B. L. Trell 1977, 68 fig. 130, 76 figs. 130-131, 77; Gauer, W. 1968, 38-9, 103-5; Tolle-Kastenbein, R. 1980, 58; removal to Constantinople perhaps in 465-470 A.D., Agora_XXIV, 76-77]
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Promachos
Wikidata ID: Q755221
Trismegistos Geo: 57044

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