Pompeion

The Pompeion was a building made of Hymettian marble located in the of between the Sacred Gate and the . The 4th-century BC building was destroyed during the siege by Sulla.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dipylon and Parthenon.

Archaeological site
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The was the main gate in the city wall of Classical Athens. Located in the modern suburb of , it led to the namesake ancient cemetery, and to the roads connecting Athens with the rest of Greece.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 1 km southeast of Pompeion.

Museum
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The is located in , , and was built in 1937. It houses many important early Geometric art pieces that date as far back as 860 BC. is situated 190 metres west of Pompeion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keramikos and Thiseio.

Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of , , located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the and by the banks of the Eridanos River.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of , , northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and .

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , . It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is the industrial museum and exhibition space , widely known as , next to and close to the Acropolis.

Pompeion

Latitude
37.97821° or 37° 58′ 42″ north
Longitude
23.71893° or 23° 43′ 8″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPH9+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 664834192
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8378619
Wiki­data ID
Q2372311
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Pompeion” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Pompeion”
  • Bulgarian: “Помпеион”
  • Cebuano: “Pompeion”
  • Dutch: “Pompeion”
  • Finnish: “Pompeion”
  • French: “Pompéion”
  • German: “Pompeion”
  • Greek: “Πομπείο”
  • Greek: “Πομπείον”
  • Italian: “Pompeion”
  • Spanish: “Pompeion”
  • Swedish: “Pompeion”

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