ATHENS - 2004
Informations Générales
Numéro de la notice
2198
Année de l'opération
2004
Chronologie
Mots-clés
Nature de l'opération
Institution(s)
Localisation
Notices et opérations liées
2004
Description
Pedestrianization of Aiolou Street. O. Zachariadou (Γ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of the west continuation of the ancient Athenian fortifications, which were investigated in 1973-4 on National Bank property at the junction of Aiolou and Sophokleos. All the elements of the fortification were revealed: the wall, its inner circuit road, the proteichisma, the ditch with its retaining walls, and the outer circuit road (Fig. 1).
The wall (4.1m long, 0.4-0.56m wide) was damaged by later building: only one course is preserved of three limestone rectangular blocks oriented east-west and founded in the schist bedrock.
The inner circuit road was found parallel to, and just north of the wall. Preserved to a length of 3.4m and a width of 8.6m, three road surfaces were found damaged by several pits and a well, with two Roman terracotta pipes and a robbed tomb in the top surface.
The proteichisma, 3.38m long, and preserved to five courses (1.3-2.2m high) of conglomerate blocks founded in schist, lay 3.1m north of the wall.
The ditch and its retaining wall lay 9.91-10.12m north of the proteichisma. Inside the ditch was a Late Roman cistern.
The outer circuit road north of the ditch and oriented east-west, was preserved to a length of 3.18m and a width of 2.37m. It was bounded to the south by a ditch, while the north retaining wall or bank was not found.
Auteur de la notice
Robert PITT
Références bibliographiques
AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 268.
Légende graphique :
localisation de la fouille/de l'opération
localisation du toponyme
polygone du toponyme Chronique
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Date de création
2011-06-28 00:00:00
Dernière modification
2023-10-09 11:36:30
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ Aiolou Street: general view of the excavation.