Historical place profile

Thorikos

Thorikos was a coastal deme of the tribe Akamantis, in southeastern Attica. A significant Mycenaean prescence existed at the site during the Bronze Age.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:580119
Catalogue ID
pleiades:580119
Place type
deme-attic, settlement
Coordinates
37.737870, 24.053634
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Thorikos was a coastal deme of the tribe Akamantis, in southeastern Attica. A significant Mycenaean prescence existed at the site during the Bronze Age.

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 D4 Thorikos

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Research path

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