The basilica of Lechaion was dedicated to the martyr Leonides, the bishop of Athens, who was martyred, along with seven diaconisas, around the mid-IIIrd century. It is a five-aisled Christian basilica of a total length of 180 m.
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Location:
- Greece, Archaío Limáni
- geo:37.933899,22.884424
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Class:
- Temple or sanctuary
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=33363
Annotations
Nearby
Battle of Lechaeum in 391 BC
Battle in the Corinthian War.
Lechaion Baptistery
Early Christian baptistery.
Lechaion Lighthouse
Lechaion Lighthouse