Heptathronon (Athens) Philopappous Hill

Heptathronon, seven rock-hewn seats possibly related to a sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods, Philopappous Hill
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Latitude: 37.968760
Longitude: 23.718536
Confidence: High (20150106)

Place ID: 380237EEpt
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Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: Athens C
Mod: Philopappous Hill

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Modern Description: Eptathronon or the seven thrones: seven rock hewn seats possibly related to the Bouleuterion of Cybele, as a gathering or ritual centre near the Philopappous Hill
[Judith Binder: Seven Thrones: “Siebensesselplatz”, seven rock-cut thrones, Mouseion Hill: Curtius, E. and J. A. Kaupert 1878, 19-20 with plan and cross-section, Blatt III C-4, Blatt VI no. 4; A. A. Papagiannopoulos-Palaios, «Ιερόν Μητρός παρά τό Βάραθρον, ιδρυθέν πρός έξιλασμόν τού φόνου τού μητραγυρτου,» Polemo III (1947/48), 95-96, fig. 1; [blithely] called a bouleuterion, D. Peppa-Delmouzou, “The Pnyx and Mouseion Hill Inscriptions,” in Pnyx 1996, 105-107 = SEG_44 74 (1994) ]
Trismegistos Geo: 364

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(Aspa Efstathiou, ToposText volunteer)


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