Athens, Athens, Attica
Tower of Adrianou street
| Location: |
| Adrianou str. 78, Plaka, Athens |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Attica Athens | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Athens • Athens | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 70 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 6th cent. AD | BYZANTINE  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Rather Poor
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Remains of a Byzantine tower, reported also as “Justinian”, next to a gate of the Late-Roman fortification of Athens.
History
Ancient Athens and its fortification were destroyed by the Roman general Sulla in 86 BC. The walls were not repaired in the following 3 centuries. In the middle of the 3rd century AD, emperor Valerian built a new wall mostly on top of the ancient fortification but this did not stop the Herules who in 267 AD sacked Athens. After that, a new fortification was designed which excluded a great part of the ancient city (because its was destroyed by the Herules). This new fortification became known as the Later-Roman Wall or Post-Herulian Wall.
Three centuries later, when Justinian was emperor, the wall was repaired and some new towers were added including this one in Adrianou street which protected a gate that belongs in the same period.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | August 2017 |
Sources
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ, issue. 62/Β1, 2007, p.80
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
| Easy access as the tower is in the middle of Plaka on Adrianou str. |
| Entrance: |
| The site is fenced and locked but observation is easy from the street. |
