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Surviving fragment of the Piri Reis map. The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one third of the map survives, housed in the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. After the empire's 1517 conquest of Egypt, Piri Reis presented the 1513 world map to Ottoman Sultan Selim I (r. 1512 ...
The Bay of Zea on a map of Piraeus The Bay of Zea ( Greek : Λιμένας Ζέας , romanized : Limenas Zeas ), since Ottoman times and until recently known as Paşalimanı (Πασαλιμάνι), is a broad bay located at the eastern coast of the Piraeus peninsula in Attica , Greece .
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
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]
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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 ...
The open-air exhibition along the Ancient Greek theater in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. The museum's displayed objects are divided in sections: [2] Prehistoric collection ; Pottery collection; Bronze statues; A reconstruction of a typical Classical sanctuary (Cybele's) Classical gravestones; Large funerary monuments; Hellenistic sculptures