The Pompeion, between the Dipylon and the Sacred gate in Ancient Site of Kerameikos. Kerameikos is one of the most important but least visited archaeo

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The Pompeion, between the Dipylon and the Sacred gate in Ancient Site of Kerameikos. Kerameikos is one of the most important but least visited archaeological sights in Athens. This was actually the cemetery of ancient Athens and was continuously in use from the 9th century BC until the Roman times. The area took its name from "keramos", which means pottery in Greek, from the numerous pottery workshops that existed in the area before it was turned into a cemetery. Another explanation is that the area took its name from the local hero Keramos, son of Dionysus and Ariadne.

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