Laurion redirects here. For the
moth genus, see Laurion (moth). Laurium, Laurion, or Laureion (Λαύριον or Λαύρειον, Thoricum before early
1000s BC, Ergastiri 'workshop' from medieval times to 19th century) is a town in southeastern part of
Attica,
Greece and is one of the southernmost and the seat of the municipality of
Lavreotiki, famous in
Classical antiquity for the
silver mines which were one of the chief sources of revenue of the
Athenian state, and were employed for coinage; and notorious for the treatment of the slaves who mined it. In modern times, the town is also known as Lavrio or Lavrion. It is a
sea port of much less importance than nearby
Piraeus. Today it is a suburb of
Athens.
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