PIRAEUS, Kaminia - 2004
General Information
Record ID
2445
Activity Date
2004
Chronology
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Type of Operation
Institution
Localisation
Linked Record
2004
Report
Kaminia. M. Petritaki (ΚΣτ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery on two building plots of a road outside the north arm of the Long Walls, mentioned by ancient sources as the main arterial road linking the city of Athens with the Piraeus.
Junction of Peiraios and Kastanitsis Streets (property of the National Bank): here the road was 7.25m wide and bounded by two east-west walls.
Junction of 83 Peiraios and Kastanitsis Streets (property of «Fashion Car»): the remains of two walls, 7.1m apart, mark the southern and northern boundaries of the road.
Author
Robert PITT
Bibliographic reference(s)
M. Petritaki, AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 447-448.
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Date of creation
2012-07-02 00:00:00
Last modification
2023-10-10 09:12:39
Picture(s)
Fig. 1/ Piraeus, Kaminia, Junction of Peiraios and Kastanitsis Streets (property of the National Bank). General view of the the remains of the ancient road.