Historical place profile

Phaleron

Phalerum was a port settlement and deme of ancient Athens, located approximately 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on the Saronic Gulf.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:580072
Catalogue ID
pleiades:580072
Place type
deme-attic, port, settlement
Coordinates
37.937309, 23.706248
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Phalerum was a port settlement and deme of ancient Athens, located approximately 5 km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on the Saronic Gulf.

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 Phaleron

Source and reuse

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Research path

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