Villa
House of Mikion and Menon
House of Mikion and Menon: villa of the ancient world (Attica, Greece).
VillaKind
–First recorded
–Last recorded
AthensNearest town · 1.2 km
On the map
Position: 37.974, 23.7217
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
A house located southwest of the Agora in Athens, which was built ca. 475-450 BC and demolished ca. 275 BC. It was used by marble workers, including the sculptors Mikion and Menon. The courtyard contained two cisterns, known as the Demeter Cistern and Menon's Cistern.
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