Description: A map showing the plan of ancient Athens, according to that given in Barthelemy's Anacharsis. The map shows historic landmarks, including the Parthenon (1), Propylæa (2), Theater of Bacchus (3), Odeum (4), Prytaneum (5), Areopagus (6), Pnyx (7), Musæum (8), Forum (9), Stoa Poecile (10), Temple of Theseus (11), Olympeium (12), and Stadium (13), and the region of Melite (A), the academy near Ceramicus (B), the road to Marathon (C), Mount Anchesmus (D), Cynosarges (E), Lycæum (F), Mount Hymettus (G), road to Sunium (H), the long walls (I I), the harbor of Phalerum (K), harbor of Munychia (L), harbor of Peiræus (M), and the suburb of Peiræus (P). The map also shows the Ilissus River and terrain of the area.
Place Names: Greece,
ISO Topic Categories: location,
inlandWaters,
transportation,
oceans
Keywords: Plan of Ancient Athens, physical, political, transportation, kAncientGreece, physical features, local jurisdictions, roads, location,
inlandWaters,
transportation,
oceans, Unknown, Ancient Athens
Source: N. W. Fiske, Manual of Classical Literature (Philadelphia, PA: E. C. & J. Biddle, 1854) 14
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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