Tanagra (Boeotia) 102 SE Kerykeion - Τάναγρα
Τάναγρα - Tanagra, Archaic walled polis N of Ag. Thomas at the base of Mt. Kerykeion in Viotia Central Greece
Works: 41
Latitude: 38.307400
Longitude: 23.584100
Confidence: High
Place ID: 383236PTan
Time period: A
Region: Central Greece
Country: Greece
Department: Viotia
Mod: SE Kerykeion
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Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Tanagra in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.
Search for inscriptions mentioning Tanagra (Ταναγ...) in the PHI Epigraphy database.
Tanagra was the birthplace of the poetess Korinna.
The ancient city was located at Grimada, 2 km SW of Schimatari and 4 km SE of the village of Vratsi. The ancient theatre has been uncovered and part of the fortification to a considerable height although it is cut through by the water-supply network. The graves found in the city's cemetery, from Geometric (9th-8th century BC) until Hellenistic times (3rd-1st century BC) were richly furnished. Outstanding among the finds are the so-called 'Tanagraians', terracotta female figurines produced in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC in a wide range of variations.
Perhaps an episcopal see in the Early Byzantine period. Remains of an Early Christian basilica with parts of a mosaic floor have been found. Christian inscriptions of the late 4th (mentioning a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity) and 5th centuries.
The finds are exhibited in the Thebes Archaeological Museum.
Wikidata ID: Q56259452
Trismegistos Geo: 2247
Manto: 10191984
Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean
(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)
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