The Kerameikos of Athens
Graham Shipley meets the dead in a Greek cemetery - an oasis of classicism in modern Athens.
When you are next in Athens, having duly paid your respects to the Parthenon, take the path leading down to the north, into the ancient 'agora' or marketplace. There you will be able to trace the outlines of the ancient civic buildings, though it takes a bit of imagination.
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