Panakton and Drymos: a Disputed Frontier

The identification of the Athenian fortress of Panakton, historically the most important frontier fortress of Attica, has long been disputed. Reasons for identifying Gyphtokastro (ancient Eleutherai) as Panakton have been based on assumptions about the strategic function of such fortresses. The argument that such a fortress was meant to block the advance of an invader is historically and practically implausible. Panakton, to be identified with the fortress above Kavasala on the Skourta Plain, was an outpost that provided a base for surveillance and for local refuge in times of danger.

Attika: Archaeologie einer 'zentralen' Kulturlandschaft. Akten der internationalen Tagung vom 18.-20. Mai 2007 in Marburg, pp. 189-200. H. Lohmann and T. Mattern, editors.

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  2. Attica
  3. Boiotia
  4. Preclusive defense
  5. Territory
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Publication Date 2010
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    • The identification of the Athenian fortress of Panakton, historically the most important frontier fortress of Attica, has long been disputed. Reasons for identifying Gyphtokastro (ancient Eleutherai) as Panakton have been based on assumptions about the strategic function of such fortresses. The argument that such a fortress was meant to block the advance of an invader is historically and practically implausible. Panakton, to be identified with the fortress above Kavasala on the Skourta Plain, was an outpost that provided a base for surveillance and for local refuge in times of danger.
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    • Panakton, Attica, Boiotia, preclusive defense, territory, borders
    • Panakton, Attica, Boiotia, Preclusive defense, Territory, Borders
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    • Attika: Archaeologie einer 'zentralen' Kulturlandschaft. Akten der internationalen Tagung vom 18.-20. Mai 2007 in Marburg, pp. 189-200
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    • The identification of the Athenian fortress of Panakton, historically the most important frontier fortress of Attica, has long been disputed. Reasons for identifying Gyphtokastro (ancient Eleutherai) as Panakton have been based on assumptions about the strategic function of such fortresses. The argument that such a fortress was meant to block the advance of an invader is historically and practically implausible. Panakton, to be identified with the fortress above Kavasala on the Skourta Plain, was an outpost that provided a base for surveillance and for local refuge in times of danger.
    • The identification of the Athenian fortress of Panakton, historically the most important frontier fortress of Attica, has long been disputed. Reasons for identifying Gyphtokastro (ancient Eleutherai) as Panakton have been based on assumptions about the strategic function of such fortresses. The argument that such a fortress was meant to block the advance of an invader is historically and practically implausible. Panakton, to be identified with the fortress above Kavasala on the Skourta Plain, was an outpost that provided a base for surveillance and for local refuge in times of danger.
    • Attika: Archaeologie einer 'zentralen' Kulturlandschaft. Akten der internationalen Tagung vom 18.-20. Mai 2007 in Marburg, pp. 189-200. H. Lohmann and T. Mattern, editors.
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    • H. Lohmann and T. Mattern, editors