Thorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines
Late Neolithic to Roman·Athenian·🇬🇷 Attica, Greece
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About Thorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines
Thorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines in Attica, Greece is a Late Neolithic to Roman ancient-city attributed to Athenian. Earliest rectilinear theatre (525 BCE) above silver mines that financed Athens. Mining washhouses and ore galleries with theatre cut into hillside; American School excavation 1886.
Why it mattersType-site for Athenian ancient-city studies
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing sequence
- 02Function and cult identity
Theories
- 01Panhellenic competition centre
- 02Colonial foundation model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 525 BCE theatre, mines 3200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Roman
- Culture
- Athenian
- Purpose
- Earliest rectilinear theatre (525 BCE) above silver mines that financed Athens
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 525 BCE theatre, mines 3200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7380° N · 24.0570° E · 110 m · 3 mapped features
Thorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines — Agora / Forum
agoraPublic square and stoa
37.7382° N · 24.0571° EThorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines — Circuit Walls
wallsCity wall circuit and gates
37.7378° N · 24.0572° EThorikos Theatre and Laurion Mines — Sanctuary Quarter
sanctuaryTemple or shrine quarter
37.7385° N · 24.0568° E