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The KERAMEIKOS is the name of the deme or section of Athens
northwest of the Akropolis. Technically, it includes an extensive area both within and
outside of the city walls. The "inner Kerameikos" (from the Greek Agora to the
Dipylon and Sacred Gates) was the "potter's quarter" of the city. The
"outer Kerameikos" (from the city walls towards the Academy), included the
famous cemetery and the "demosion sema" (public burial monument) where Perikles
delivered his funeral oration in 431 B.C.
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