Rhamnous in Attica

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Rhamnous in Attica was an ancient coastal deme of northeastern Attica best known for its fortified site and important sanctuary of the goddess Nemesis.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rhamnous in Attica canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek deme ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Battle of Marathon ⓘ
controlled sea routes between Attica and Euboea ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
declinedAfter late Roman period ⓘ
dedicatedDeity Nemesis ⓘ
Themis ⓘ
excavatedBy Greek Archaeological Service ⓘ
excavationsBeganIn 19th century ⓘ
flourishedDuring Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
governedBy Athenian democracy ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf cemeteries ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
houses ⓘ
theater ⓘ
towers ⓘ
two temples ⓘ
hasBuildingMaterial local limestone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
hasCivicBuilding agora ⓘ
prytaneion ⓘ
hasFortification coastal fortress ⓘ
fortified acropolis ⓘ
hasModernName Ramnous ⓘ
hasSanctuaryOf Nemesis ⓘ
Themis ⓘ
hasTempleOf Nemesis ⓘ
Themis ⓘ
inhabitedFrom Archaic period ⓘ
knownFor sanctuary of Nemesis ⓘ
strong fortifications ⓘ
well-preserved classical fort ⓘ
locatedIn Attica ⓘ
northeastern Attica ⓘ
locatedNear Euboean Gulf ⓘ
Straits of Euboea ⓘ
linked to: Euripus Strait
nearestModernSettlement Agia Marina (Marathon) area ⓘ
partOf Athenian polis ⓘ
linked to: polis of Athens

tribe Aiantis ⓘ
religiousSignificance major cult center of Nemesis in Attica ⓘ
subordinateTo Athenian Boule ⓘ
usedAs coastal defense post ⓘ
harbor control point ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nemesis → majorSanctuary → Rhamnous in Attica ⓘ
Νέμεσις → cultCenter → Rhamnous in Attica ⓘ