- The
Themistoclean Wall (Gr****: Θεμιστόκλειον τείχος),
named after the
Athenian statesman Themistocles, was
built in Athens,
Greece during the 5th century...
- Athens'
destruction by the
Persians prompted the Gr****s to
build the
Themistoclean Wall
around the city in an
effort to
deter ****ure invaders, and the...
-
began shortly after, but was not
completed until the next century. The
Themistoclean Wall was torn down
after the
Athenian defeat in the
Peloponnesian War...
- hills: that of the Muses, of the Nymphs, and the Pnyx. It
joined the
Themistoclean Wall at
north and
south and had
square and
circular towers and two gates...
- "Archaic Wall",
whose existence and
course are
debated by
scholars the
Themistoclean Wall,
built in 479 BC, the main city wall
during Antiquity, restored...
- Part of the
Themistoclean Wall
built in the 5th
century BC...
-
three harbours of
Piraeus and
created the
neosoikoi (ship houses); the
Themistoclean Walls were
completed in 471 BC,
transforming Piraeus into a
great military...
-
northern end with a
tower that
stood south of the
Melitides Gate of the
Themistoclean Wall and
ended at the
western end of the
summit where it
joined the...
- the Boule. It was
located partially inside and
partially outside the
Themistoclean Wall. The most
important monuments were the tomb of
Cimon Coalemos (together...
-
ancient Attica,
located in the city of Athens. It was
located within the
Themistoclean Wall,
north of the Acropolis. In the past it was
believed that this...
