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title: Piraeus & The Long Walls
author: Dept. of History, US Military Academy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1254/piraeus--the-long-walls/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Piraeus & The Long Walls

_Authored by Dept. of History, US Military Academy_

## Image File

[![Piraeus & The Long Walls](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1254.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1254.jpg)

## Image Caption

An illustration of the Long Walls fortifications which connected the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) to its port of [Piraeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piraeus/) from the 5th century BCE.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Academy, D. o. H. U. M. (2013, June 02). Piraeus & The Long Walls. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1254/piraeus--the-long-walls/>
### Chicago
Academy, Dept. of History, US Military. "Piraeus & The Long Walls." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 02, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1254/piraeus--the-long-walls/>.
### MLA
Academy, Dept. of History, US Military. "Piraeus & The Long Walls." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jun 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1254/piraeus--the-long-walls/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Dept. of History, US Military Academy**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 June 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.