Laurium

Laurium

Laurium, Lavrio, Lavrion or Laureion is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki. Laurium was famous in Classical antiquity for its silver mines, which was one of the chief sources of revenue of the Athenian state. The metallic silver was mainly used for coinage.

People born in Laurium (First 4 people) - Page 0

George Gipp

George Gipp

American football player

Philip Ruppe

Philip Ruppe

Former United States Representative

James Henry Quello

James Henry Quello


James H. Quello

James H. Quello