Politeia

Politeia is a community center in , which is located on Μοναστηρίου. Politeia is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the square .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Athens railway station.

Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. is situated 260 metres south of Politeia.

Railway station
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the main railway station of and the second-largest station in . Located in the central quarter of Kolonos, the railway station resulted from the merger of two separate railway terminals in 2005—Larissa station of the… is situated 1 km east of Politeia.

Museum
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 2 km southeast of Politeia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akadimia Platonos and Kolonos.

Quarter
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
literally meaning Plato's Academy, is a neighbourhood located 3 km west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of .

Quarter
Colonus or was a deme of the phyle Aegeis, of ancient Attica, celebrated as the deme of Sophocles, and the scene of one of the poet's tragedies, was situated ten stadia from the gate of the city, called Dipylum, near Plato's Academy and the river .

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hill located in , Greece. It is also the name of a small neighbourhood surrounding the hill. In Antiquity, it was dedicated to and named after "Demeter Euchloös".

Politeia

Latitude
37.99364° or 37° 59′ 37″ north
Longitude
23.70793° or 23° 42′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G95XPV5+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3785921458
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­community_centre
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In Other Languages

“Politeia” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Πολιτεία”

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Highlights include πλατεία Πλάτωνα and The square peristyle.

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