The Ancient Deme of Koile - The Ancient Deme of Koile

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Athina 117 41, Greece

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Ana C. on Google

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Beatriz Gonzalez on Google

Restos del antiguo demo de Koile, situado entre las colinas vecinas, al que atravesaba una vía que llegaba a una de las puertas de la muralla de Temístocles. Un sitio interesante para comprender la antigua Atenas.
Remains of the old demo of Koile, located between the neighboring hills, which was crossed by a road that reached one of the gates of the wall of Themistocles. An interesting site to understand ancient Athens.
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Ανδρομαχη Λουλιετα Χερενι on Google

Υπεροχο για βολτα!!! Βρισκεις ηρεμια στο κεντρο της Αθήνας
Great for a walk !!! You find peace in the center of Athens
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Maria koumiotaki on Google

Η Κοίλη (αρχαία ελληνικά: Κοίλη, ο δήμος: Κοίλης) ήταν αρχαίος οικισμός - πόλη και δήμος της Ιπποθοωντίδας (περιοχή της Αρχαίας Αττικής και φυλή της αρχαίας Αθήνας). Να μαθαίνουμε κ κάτι,εγώ προσωπικά μόνο την οδό ήξερα!!!
Koili (ancient Greek: Κολη, the municipality: Κολης) was an ancient settlement - city and municipality of Ippothoontida (region of Ancient Attica and tribe of ancient Athens). To learn something, I personally only knew the way !!!
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Bruno Brunakias on Google

Χάρις στην πληροφορία του Ηρόδοτου ότι έναντι της Ακρόπολης, στην «διά Κοίλης οδό», ετάφη ο Ολυμπιονίκης Κίμων που ήταν πατέρας του Μιλτιάδης, γρήγορα ταυτίστηκε η ομώνυμη συνοικία και η οδός που τη διέσχιζε. Ο δήμος της Κοίλης, που συνόρευε στα βόρεια με το δήμο του Κολλυτού, προστατεύονταν από το Θεμιστόκλειο Τείχος. Γνώρισε περίοδο ακμής ιδιαίτερα στα κλασικά χρόνια. Με κύρια χαρακτηριστικά την πυκνότητα του οικισμού, την αγορά, και την υπερτοπικής σημασίας της «διά Κοίλης οδό». Η οδός εξυπηρετούσε το εμπόριο και τον ανεφοδιασμό της πόλης ιδιαίτερα σε περιόδους πολιορκίας. Ξεκινούσε από το λόφο της Ακρόπολης και μέσα από τα Μακρά Τείχη έφτανε στο λιμάνι του Πειραιά. Η οδός ακολουθεί την φυσική λαξευμένη χαράδρα πάνω στον ασβεστόλιθο με βαθιές αυλακώσεις για την κίνηση των αμαξών. Διέθετε αντιολισθητικά πεζοδρόμια και σε όλο το μήκος της περιελάμβανε εκτεταμένο δίκτυο όμβριων υδάτων. Η οδό Κοίλης είχε διπλή κατεύθυνση, με πλάτος από 8 έως 12 μέτρα. Ο δήμος Κοίλης αναπτύχθηκε κατά μήκος της οδού με δημόσια κτίρια, κατοικίες και καταστήματα. Στα δυτικά του χώρου, επί της σημερινής οδού Ανταίου, μια μνημειώδης κρήνη στοιχειοθετεί τη θέση της δυτικής πύλης και την πορεία της οδού ανάμεσα στα Μακρά Τείχη. Από τα τέλη του 4ου αιώνα ο δήμος εγκαταλείφθηκε σταδιακά. Το πλάτος της οδού μειώθηκε καθώς μέρος της καταλήφθηκε από τις ταφές του παρόδιου νεκροταφείου των ελληνιστικών και ρωμαϊκών χρόνων. Τα ταφικά μνημεία και οι συστάδες τάφων σηματοδοτούνται από επιτύμβιους κιονίσκους με τα ονόματα των νεκρών.
Thanks to the information of Herodotus that in front of the Acropolis, on "Dia Koilis Odos", the Olympian Kimon, who was Miltiadis' father, was buried, the homonymous district and the street that crossed it were quickly identified. The municipality of Koili, which bordered on the north with the municipality of Kollytos, was protected by the Themistokleio Wall. It experienced a period of prosperity especially in the classical years. The main characteristics are the density of the settlement, the market, and the supra-local importance of the "by Hollow Road". The street served the trade and supply of the city especially during sieges. It started from the hill of the Acropolis and through the Long Walls reached the port of Piraeus. The road follows the natural carved ravine on the limestone with deep grooves for the movement of carriages. It had non-slip sidewalks and along its entire length included an extensive network of rainwater. Koilis Street had a two-way direction, with a width of 8 to 12 meters. The municipality of Koili was developed along the road with public buildings, houses and shops. To the west of the area, on today's Antaiou Street, a monumental fountain evidences the location of the west gate and the course of the road between the Long Walls. From the end of the 4th century the municipality was gradually abandoned. The width of the road decreased as part of it was occupied by the burials of the temporary cemetery of Hellenistic and Roman times. Burial monuments and tomb clusters are marked by tombstones with the names of the dead.
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Eleftheria Paradia on Google

Very interesting outdoor archaeological site, gives the visitor a very good image of an normal business road of the hellinistic and Roman era of Athens, as well as an idea of the everyday life of those people, submerging the visitor into antiquity. For Athenians it is a very popular place for a Sunday walk with kids and dogs. Totally recommended for every tourist visiting Athens!
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Steiger _ on Google

Ancient roadway between classical Athens and Pireas, enjoyed today on a daily basis by me and my best buddy Rudy the bulldog.
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Roman Tatarchuk on Google

The ancient deme of Koile is located southwest of Athens, on the slopes of the hills of the muses and the Pnyx on either side of the deep ravine formed by the two Hills. The street, traversing the ravine has been identified as the ancient Koile road on which, according to Herodotus, the Olympic champion Kimon, father of marathonomachos Miltiades, was buried. The deme of Koile flourished especially during the classical period (5th-4th c. BC). To the north it bordered with the dem of Melite and to the east with the deme of Kollytos, whereas to the west and south it was protected by the Themistoklean Wall. What distinguished the deme was the supra Koile road which traversed it, starting from the Acropolis, crossing the Long Walls and terminating at the port of Piraeus. This significant traffic axis served to transport trade and bring supplies to the city in times of siege. The ancient road follows the natural grooves of the ravine with diip ruts(cartwheels) which converge and diverge at the crossroads for the transport of carts. A rock cut water channel defines the north side of the road. Koile road was a two-way road, between 8and 12 m. wide. Along its route between the Hills os Mouses and the Pnyx, to the east-west axis, it traversed the gate of Diateicheisma, the “Dipylon above the Gates” and to the west one of the Themistoklean fortification Gates. The section of Koile road that has been excavated is 500 m. in length. The deme of koile expanded along the road (on either side of the slopes) with rock-cut structures, now attributed to public buildings, residences and shops. The agora of the deme was most probably located where the two Hills of the Muses and the Pnyx converge. It is characterized by a square, framed on three sides by a deep water channel, with enormous rock cuttings and steps on either side of Koile road. To the west of the actual Antaiou str., a monumental fountain beras witness to the location of the west gate of the Themistoklean wall and the course of the road between the Long Walls. Following the construction of the Diateichisma at the end of the 4th century BC, the dem was gradually abandoned. The width of Koile road was reduced during post-Hellenistic period and later it was further reduced due to the expansion of the cemetery located alongside the road. The tombs took up parts of the road during the post-Hellenistic and Roman periods. The burial monuments and the cluster of tombs are identified by the inscribed columns bearing the names of the deceased.

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