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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.


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Populated places in ancient Attica Former populated places in Greece Demoi Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientAttica-geo-stub