Lavreotiki Λαυρεωτική
Location
Lavreotiki
Coordinates	37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E / 37.717; 24.067Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E / 37.717; 24.067
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	East Attica
Mayor:	Dimítris Loúkas
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City
- Population:	10,612
- Area:	35.484 km2 (14 sq mi)
- Density:	299 /km2 (775 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	1 m (3 ft)
Postal:	195 xx
Telephone:	22920
Website
www.mylavrio.gr

Lavreotiki or Lavriotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek prefecture of East Attica. It has a land area of 35.484 km² and a 2001 census population of 10,612 inhabitants. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium (Greek name Lávrio, pop. 8,558). Its other villages are Káto Poseidonía (pop. 794), Legrená (453), Káto Soúnio (290), Thorikó (265), and Áno Thorikó (252).

It is historically important as a significant ancient mining district, most notably in the villages of Laurium and Thorikos on the southeastern seaboard during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries BCE. As such it financed the wealth of Athens and the emergence of the Athenian Empire through the slave-powered mining efforts for silver and lead, beginning with the discovery of 2 deep-vein mining efforts during the 480's. Prior to that development, which at Themistocles urging in 483 BC led to the expansion of the Athenian fleet to 200 ships, only surface-mining was deployed as a technique for harvesting silver. More than 250 ore washeries have been identified by archaeologists and geologists in the district.

[edit] External links

• Official website (Greek)
• Ores from the ore washeries in the Lavriotiki

[edit] References

• Austin, M M., and P Vidal-Naquet. Economic and Social History of Ancient Greece: an Introduction. 1st English ed. Berkeley: University of California P, 1977. 1-397.
• Fine, John V. A. The Ancient Greeks: A Critical History. Harvard University Press, 1983
• Finley, M.I., The Ancient Economy. 2nd Ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985, c1973
• Healy, John F. Mining and Metallurgy in the Greek and Roman World. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
• Hopper, R J. Trade and Industry in Classical Greece. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 6-240.

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