Acharnae
For the modern suburb of Athens, see Acharnes.
Acharnae (/əˈkɑːr.niː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρναί) was the largest deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain, south of Mt. Parnes in the general vicinity of the modern suburbs of Acharnes and Ano Liosia, about 10 km (6 mi) due north of Athens. The Acharnians chiefly grew cereals, grapes, and olives. Acharnae was the centre of the Athenian charcoal-burning industry, and the chorus of Aristophanes' comedy The Acharnians is made up of charcoal-burners.[1] Pindar characterizes them as notably brave.
A tholos tomb at Menidi suggests Acharnae was once an independent entity; a temple to Ares was later moved to the Athenian Agora.
References
- ↑ van Hook, LaRue (1934). "Charcoal in Ancient Greece". The Classical Weekly 27 (24): 188.
External links
- Richard Stillwell, ed. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, 1976: C.W.J. Eliot, "Acharnai (Menidi), Attica, Greece"
Coordinates: 38°05′N 23°44′E / 38.083°N 23.733°E
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