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Athenaion (fortification)

A fortification in Arcadia that was built and destroyed during the Hellenistic period and is mentioned in ancient sources. The site, located on a hill locally called Chemos and near the modern Greek town of Skortsinos, was used in the late medieval period for a castle.

CategoryPleiades fort-2, ruin
PeriodClassical / ancient
GeographyW Belmina
Coordinates37.27913, 22.25739
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Source
Pleiades Gazetteer
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