Historical place profile
Kydathenaion
Kydathenaion was the third largest deme of Attica, with only Acharnae and Aphidna being larger. It was located within the city walls of Athens and perhaps included the Acropolis and the Areopagus as well.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:582862
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:582862
- Place type
- deme-attic, settlement
- Coordinates
- 37.970325, 23.722573
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Kydathenaion was the third largest deme of Attica, with only Acharnae and Aphidna being larger. It was located within the city walls of Athens and perhaps included the Acropolis and the Areopagus as well.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B3 Kydathenaion
Source and reuse
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Research path
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