Title

Area of Kerameikos, Greece, Athens,

Caption

Greece, Athens. Area of Kerameikos (Ceramicus). Its name derives from "potter's quarter". Northwest of the Acropolis. View of the Pompeion, the public classical building, 4th century BC, where the sacral items used at the Panathenaic procession were kept.

Date

May 30, 2007

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG21A07_414

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 14,3in x 9,5in / 4288 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

sacral items 4th century B.C. 4th century BC Ancient Greece Archaeological Archaeological Site Athena Athens Ceramicus Europe Greece Greek Greek society Greeks Kerameikos Old Cemetery Panathenaic festival Panathenaic procession Pompeion ancient age ancient greeks antiquity archaeology archeological site archeology area attica building cemetery city classical exterior funerary graveyard history nobody northwest of the Acropolis potters' quarter procession public remains ruins sacral items