Place:Egósthena, Attikis, Greece

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NameEgósthena
Alt namesAegosthenasource: GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989)
Aigosthenasource: Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Porto Germanosource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
TypeAncient City
Coordinates38.15°N 23.233°E
Located inAttikis, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Aigosthena was an ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris, northwest of the ancient city of Megara to which it belonged. It is also the name of the coastal settlement at the foot of the ancient city walls, also known as Porto Germeno. The ancient citadel which stands at the foot of Mt Cithaeron and extends down to the sea at the inlet of Aigosthena, on the east side of the Gulf of Corinth, is famous for retaining several of the tallest surviving towers of ancient Greece.

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