Pagai (Megarid) 58 Alepochori - Πηγαί
Πηγαὶ - Pagai, Archaic to Roman walled city in the Megarid, Alepochori, W Attiki
Works: 18
Latitude: 38.083400
Longitude: 23.188400
Confidence: High
Place ID: 381232PPag
Time period: ACHR
Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: West Attiki
Mod: Alepochori
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The city, for which the sources mention sanctuaries, public buildings, and a theater, was created around the mid-5th century B.C. In 461 B.C., the Megarians joined the Athenian alliance and the Athenians used Pagai as a base for their fleet in the Corinthian Gulf. In 343/2 B.C., the Megarians requested assistance from the Athenians to confront the Macedonian threat. This date is very likely connected with that of the city's acropolis and wall. Later, in 192 B.C. the city joined the Achaean Confederacy and minted its own coinage. The cults in Pagai mentioned include those of Zeus, Isis, the hero Aigialeas, and Artemis. Pausanias notes a bronze statue of Artemis Soteira similar to that in Megara, while a celebration with sacrifices in her honor is mentioned in a 1st century B.C. inscription.
Today, a part of the east side of the ancient wall and the foundations of towers and gates alongside the modern road leading from Megara to the village of Kato Alepochori are visible. Recent research has also indicated the existence of ?long? walls starting from the north wall of the acropolis and ending at the sea in order to protect the ancient port, which was a communications base with the West via the Corinthian Gulf.
Pagai?s cemetery was on Pyrgari hill, 350 meters east of the hill of Pagai. Excavation has brought to light a cluster of rock-cut cist graves. Grave use dates from the late 5th century B.C. to the Hellenistic period.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagae
Wikidata ID: Q935675
Trismegistos Geo: 13927
Manto: 10187028
Info: Odysseus
(Odysseus, Greek Ministry of Culture)
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