Archaeological Site on Phalirou and Petmeza Streets
This point is a few metres from the ancient Phaleric Gate.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The main streets of archaic and classical Athens developed radially towards the city’s entrance gates, starting from the Acropolis. This is the Phaleric road, that is, the road that led to the port of Phaliro. This point is shortly after the exit of the Phaleric gate, which was located at the current junction of Falirou and Spyrou Donta Streets.
What I can't see
The Phaleric road was sacred, as processions took place on it, such as those of the Mystics and the Eleusinian Mysteries. During the metro construction works, burial enclosures, tombs and funerary monuments from Archaic to Roman times were discovered. Some of the most important findings were 4 children’s urns (450-425 BC), 5 built Early Christian tombs (5th-6th century AD) and a building from the same period, which is believed to be one of the first worship houses, where Christians gathered. The building’s curved eastern wall makes this scientific hypothesis more solid.
Info
- Address: Phalirou & Petmeza St.
