The Ancient City Road and the Metro beneath Vouliagmenis Avenue

by Konstantina Kaza-Papageorgiou

Book cover: The Ancient City Road and the Metro beneath Vouliagmenis Avenue

Extent: 192 pages

Publisher: Kapon Editions

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(October 2015)

ISBN: 9789606878947

9.61 x 10.79 inches

Price: $49.50

In stock

The archaeological excavations ahead of the new METRO construction in Athens in 2000, which uncovered many artefacts including foundations of homes and temples from ancient Athens. METRO line and Vouliagmenis Ave follow route of ancient road connecting Athens with the Sanctuary at Sounion and mines at Laurion. 323 illustrations, most in colour.


This book presents the results of the excavations conducted by the Archaeological Service of the Ministry of Culture along Vouliagmenis Avenue and in the underground Line 2 of the METRO whose seven stations serve the southern areas of Athens. Line 2 of the METRO and Vouliagmenis Avenue both follow the course of the ancient city road which connected the city of Athens with the demes west of Hymettus and continued to the Sanctuary at Sounion and the mines at Laurion. This publication complements the 2003 edition of The city beneath the city, which covers the central network of the METRO. Full of interesting detail and abundant photographs it illustrates, for the general reader, the history of one of the main arterial routes of Attica which was used from antiquity until the present day.

  • By (author) Konstantina Kaza-Papageorgiou