![]() ![]() History Ancient and medieval times įunerary relief for a girl, flanked by her parents (330/320 BC) Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece, and includes the country's second-oldest business school, as well as the oldest academic department dedicated to the study of finance. The municipality hosted events in both the 18 Summer Olympics held in Athens. With a throughput of 5.44 million TEUs, Piraeus is among the busiest ten ports in Europe in terms of container traffic, and is the busiest container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The port of Piraeus is the chief port in Greece, the 5th largest passenger port in Europe and the 24th largest passenger port in the world serving about 4,37 million passengers annually in 2020. It is a huge marine and commercial-industrial centre, and home to Greece’s largest harbour. Today, Piraeus is a large city, bustling with activity, and an integral part of Athens. However, it began growing once again in the 19th century, after Athens was made the capital of Greece. Beginning in the 3rd century B.C., Piraeus went into a period of cumulative decline. During the classical period, the naval base in Piraeus had 372 trireme shipsheds. During the Golden Age of Athens, the Long Walls were constructed to fortify the route from the main settlement to the port (Piraeus). The city was founded in the early 5th century BC, when plans to make it the new port of Athens were implemented: A prototype harbour was constructed, which resulted in concentrating in one location all the import and transit trade of Athens, along with the navy's base. Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating back to ancient Greece. At the 2011 census, Piraeus had a population of 163,688 people, making it the fifth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens urban area. The municipality of Piraeus and four other suburban municipalities form the regional unit of Piraeus, sometimes called the Greater Piraeus area, with a total population of 448,997. ![]() It is located eight kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf. Piraeus ( / p aɪ ˈ r iː ə s, p ɪ ˈ r eɪ ə s/ py- REE-əs, pirr- AY-əs Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús Ancient:, Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. Patron saint: Saint Spyridon (12 December) ![]()
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