Mines of Laurion
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The mines of Laurion are ancient mines located in southern Attica between Thorikos and Cape Sounion, approximately 50 kilometers south of the center of Athens, in Greece. The mines are best known for
Washing table at the mines of Laurion
A mining shaft located in Thorikos which is home to several mining spots in the greater Laurion mining region
A rectangular washery at a washing site of the mines of Laurion located in Thorikos
Pisistratus
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Pisistratus was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death. His unification of Attica, the triangular peninsula of Greece contain
Mines of Laurion
…mine a new and particularly rich vein, which unlike the two which had previously been exploited did not appear on the surface. During the tyranny of Peisistratos systematic exploitation of the mineral resources of Athens began. Shafts were driven down into the ground and galleries opened where slaves, chained…
Statue of Peisistratos
City of ancient Athens and its surrounding towns. The Long Walls shown were not built until the 5th century BC.
Illustration from 1838 by M. A. Barth depicting the return of Pisistratus to Athens, accompanied by a woman dressed as Athena, as described by the Greek historian Herodotus
Men harvesting olives (c. 520 BC); British Museum, London