Klepsydra

natural · 550 BC – 2099 AD

A spring located in a cave on the northwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, in use from the Late Neolithic period. It was built up in the Late Mycenaean period and converted into a rectangular fountain house with a paved court in the 460s BC.

Klepsydra
Coordinates
37.97219, 23.72490
Also known as
Klepsúdra, Klepsydra (grc), Κλεψύδρα (grc), Κλεψύδρᾳ (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

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Klepsydra — Ancient Maps