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"Pompeion", situated between Dipylon and Sacred
Gate, was the building where preparations were carried out
for the most important festival of ancient Athens, the Panathenaia,
held every 4 years, in the middle of August. The edifice was
built around 400BC, had rectangular shape, a large colonnaded
court, a monumental propylon, on the side rowards the city,
and rooms for public feasts. In "Pompeion" the Panathenaic
procession paraphernalia was stored and those involved in
major festival processions would ready themselves.
"Pompeion" was destroyed, in 86 BC, during the Roman
incursions into Athens. Later, in 2th century AD, two buildings
were erected on its ruins and, in 400 AD, two arcades were
added.
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