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Laurium 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. 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. It is located about 60 kilometers southeast of Athens, southeast of Keratea, south of Porto Rafti and Nea Makri and north of Cape Sounio. Laurium is situated on a bay overlooking the island of Makronisos ancient times Helena in the east. The port is in the middle and gridded streets cover the residential area of Lavrio. GR-91 runs through Lavrio and ends south in Sounio. It had a population of 9,891inhabitants in 2001. The Athenians devoted the revenue derived from the mines to shipbuilding, and thus laid the foundation of the Athenian naval power. The mines were the property of the state. The ancient workings, consisting of shafts and galleries for excavating the ore, and pans and other arrangements for extracting the metal, may still be seen.

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