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Piraeus (/ p aɪ ˈ r iː ə s, p ɪ ˈ r eɪ ə s / py-REE-əs, pirr-AY-əs; Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús; Ancient: [peːrai̯eús], Katharevousa: [pire̞ˈefs]) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. [3]
Map of Piraeus, showing the grid plan of the city. The Archaeological site of Terpsithea Square is an archaeological site which formed part of the urban fabric of the ancient settlement of Piraeus located in Attica, Greece
The Stoa had an open facade and colonnade on one side and on the other side had shops made up of rectangular rooms. The rooms alternated between small and large sizes (widths) and each shop had a space for supplying cereals and a grain storage area, with each area being 5 m by 3.7/3.8 m (in the case of the supply area) and 5 m by 1.7/1.9 m (in the case of the storage area).
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Hippodamus planned the street pattern of Piraeus using the scheme of Pythagoras comprising simple mathematical proportions to create city blocks. These formed the building plots and streets of the Piraeus port of ancient Greece. Hippodamus divided Piraeus into three parts: the commercial harbor, the naval station, the sacred space and the ...
Each Gate was reinforced with towers. The city walls were made out of ashlar, comprising large cut rectangular stones and the Gates were linked by two parallel roads that connected the main settlement of Athens with its harbour of Piraeus. One road lay between the Long Walls and the other lay outside them.
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