ceramichus

Updated: May 23, 2026

Those who fell on the Athenian side were first honoured by public burial in the Ceramichus "As men," says Plato, "who fought against Grecians for the liberties of Greece." Myronides followed up his victory by levelling the walls of Tanagra.

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete