Oeum Cerameicum or Oion Kerameikon ( grc, Οἶον Κεραμεικὸν) was a
deme
In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...
of
ancient Attica. It was surnamed to distinguish it from
Oeum Deceleicum near
Deceleia. Its name shows that it was near the outer
Kerameikos
Kerameikos (, ) also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Ga ...
.
Its site is unlocated.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
Lost ancient cities and towns
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