Gate V/Eriai (Athens) Psyrri

Gate V, Gates of Graves in the Themistoclean Wall, not visible, near Leokoriou and Dipylou streets, Athens.
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Latitude: 37.979200
Longitude: 23.720700
Confidence: High

Place ID: 380237FHir
Time period: C
Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: Athens C
Mod: Psyrri

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Modern Description: Eriai Gate or Gates of Graves: a gate of the Themistoclean Wall that included the ancient road that flanked by funerary monuments which began from the altar of the Twelve Gods. The gate is not preserved today but traces have been detected at the intersection of the modern streets Dipylou and Leokoriou.
[Judith Binder: Leokoriou St. Gate at Leokoriou and Dipylou Sts. = Themistoklean City Wall Wal9* From the Agora west side to the Leokoriou St. Gate, in use until the 15th c. A.D.: Skilardi, D. 1968, 49-50,figs. 4,7; Shear Jr., T. L. 1984, 5 with note 3, figs. 1-4, 10-12, pls. 1, 4:b, 5 ]
Trismegistos Geo: 364

Info: A.E.

(Aspa Efstathiou, ToposText volunteer)


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