Tomb or cemetery
Kerameikos
Kerameikos: tomb or cemetery of the ancient world (Attica, Greece).
Tomb or cemeteryKind
Archaic periodFirst recorded · 750 BC – 550 BC
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
AthensNearest town · 1 km
On the map
Position: 37.9784, 23.7183
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 district of ancient Athens located northwest of the Acropolis, the Kerameikos takes its name from the potters' workshops in the area; the portion of the district lying outside the Dipylon Gate served as a necropolis.
Other ancient sites nearby
Sacred Gate / Hiera PyleArchaeological site · Classical period – Roman period
0 kmKerameisSettlement · Classical period – Roman period
0.1 kmPompeionArchaeological site · Classical period – Roman period
0.1 kmDipylon GateArchaeological site · Archaic period – Roman period
0.1 kmMeliteSettlement · Classical period – Roman period
0.1 kmSanctuary of Artemis Soteira in the KerameikosTemple or sanctuary
0.2 kmHippades GateArchaeological site · Classical period – Roman period
0.2 kmSanctuary of KallisteTemple or sanctuary · Hellenistic period – Roman period
0.2 kmPeiraic GateArchaeological site · Roman period
0.3 kmSanctuary of Artemis AristobouleTemple or sanctuary
0.4 kmRoman Double StoaArchaeological site
0.4 kmSanctuary of the People and GracesTemple or sanctuary · Hellenistic period – Roman period
0.4 kmThe same kind in the region
Tombs and cemeteries
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AthensMonument to the AmazonsHellenistic period
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Aghios PanteleímonSalamis sea-fight tumulusClassical period
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