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June 27, 2024
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On a gentle hill above the Gulf of Euboea lay the ancient demos of Rhamnous, of which the remains of a theater and the foundations of some houses have been preserved. Attica. Here was a place of worship of Nemesis, goddess of balancing justice and righteous anger (who became the goddess of vengeance).
The Nemesis cult in Rhamnous was ended in 399 AD by the decree of the Byzantine emperor Arcadius, who ordered the destruction of the remaining pagan temples.
The Nemesis cult in Rhamnous was ended in 399 AD by the decree of the Byzantine emperor Arcadius, who ordered the destruction of the remaining pagan temples.
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Elevation 70 m