Munichia
place · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
the hill of Munichia
in the texts
Constitution of the Athenians
Site Hippias began fortifying as a potential new seat of power.
About the fourth year after the death of Hipparchus, since things in the town were going badly, he set about fortifying Munichia, intending to remove his seat there.
Hellenica
The hill above Piraeus, site of the temple of Artemis of Munichia and the sanctuary of Bendis, where Thrasybulus's forces decisively defeat the army of the city.
And the men from the city, when they came to the market-place of Hippodamus, first formed themselves in line of battle, so that they filled the road which leads to the temple of Artemis of Munichia and the sanctuary of Bendis;
And now, while the enemy were advancing, Thrasybulus ordered his men to ground their shields and did the same himself, though still keeping the rest of his arms, and then took his stand in the midst of them and spoke as follows:
Fellow-citizens, I wish to inform some of you and to remind others that those who form the right wing of the approaching force are the very men whom you turned to flight and pursued four days ago, but the men upon the extreme left—they, yes they, are the Thirty, who robbed us of our city when we were guilty of no wrong, and drove us from our homes, and proscribed those who were dearest to us.