Rhamnous
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Rhamnous was an ancient fortified coastal deme of Attica in Greece, known for its sanctuary of Nemesis and strategic position overlooking the Euboean Strait.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek deme
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoVenerated | Themis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nemesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | hill above the sea ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Classical period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy | Greek Archaeological Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agora
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ city walls ⓘ coastal fortifications ⓘ fortified acropolis ⓘ harbor ⓘ theatre ⓘ two main gates ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
local limestone
ⓘ
marble (for temples and statues) ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtifact | cult statue of Nemesis by Agorakritos (known from sources) ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | Sanctuary of Nemesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Temple of Nemesis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
smaller archaic temple of Nemesis ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Euboea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petalioi Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedUntil | late Roman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euboean Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oropos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | garrisoned fortress ⓘ |
| modernName | Ramnous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestModernSettlement | Agia Marina (Marathon area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athenian polis
ⓘ
tribe Aiantis ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | deme assembly center ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | regional cult center of Nemesis ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
controlled sea routes in the Euboean Strait
ⓘ
protected northeastern coast of Attica ⓘ served as frontier fortress toward Euboea and Boeotia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.