MONASTIRAKI. Rediscovered during road excavations in 1861, this ancient burial ground was used from the 12th century BC until Roman times. Wealthy citizens were buried at the Street of Tombs, whose bas-relief monuments are still worth a look. Pericles himself oversaw the collective funeral for Athenian soldiers interred here after they were killed in the first year of the Peloponnesian War. A small museum features vases, ceramics, and other relics from the graves.

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