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    The Potter's Cemetery

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    We concluded our long, warm walk at the Kerameikos (care-ah-mee-COSE) cemetery, so named because it was located in the potter's district of ancient Athens and magnificent specimens of Geometric Period pottery were found here (note the root of the word ...

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    Athens Redux

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    ... is history.) Wednesday was our last full day in Athens, so we had a lot to squeeze it.  We went to the Kerameikos Cemetery first thing in the morning, in theory before the heat became oppressive, but the heat was already overwhelming even ...

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    My third day in Athens

    ... city in Marathon. Only 192 Athenians died during the battle and even though it was traditional to bury war casualties in the Kerameikos cemetary the casualties of the war were buried right here in the battle front. After the ...

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    My second day in Ahtens

    ... This tower was built by Andronikos in 1 BC and used as a bell tower for the Byzantine Church. Next I traveled over to the  Kerameikos Cemetery. The cemetary was named after Dionysus's son and all that lay dead there are the ones who died in the ...

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    Kerameikos and the Archaeological Museum

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    ... nbsp; Hundreds of burial markers have been found along with a mass grave for fifth century plague victims, a very unusual find. The Kerameikos Museum, located right next to the site, contains elaborate grave markers, statues, grave goods such as pottery, ...