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Abdera, Thrace

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relate that Timesios grew insufferable to his colonists because of his desire to do everything by himself; when one of their children let him know how they all really felt, he quit the settlement in disgust; modern scholars have tried to split the difference between the two accounts of early Abdera's
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Abdera had flourished especially in ancient times mainly for two reasons: because of the large area of their territory and their highly strategic position. The city controlled two great road passages (one of Nestos river and other through the mountains north of Xanthi). Furthermore, from their ports
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The municipality has an area of 352.047 km, the municipal unit 161.958 km. The municipal unit Avdira is subdivided into the communities Avdira, Mandra, Myrodato and Nea Kessani. The community Avdira consists of the settlements Avdira, Giona, Lefkippos, Pezoula and Skala.
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The ruins of the town may still be seen on Cape Balastra (40°56'1.02"N 24°58'21.81"E); they cover seven small hills, and extend from an eastern to a western harbor; on the southwestern hills are the remains of the medieval settlement of Polystylon
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conquered Abdera, by which time the city seems to have become a place of considerable importance, and is mentioned as one of the cities which had the expensive honour of entertaining the great king on his march into Greece. In
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from three previous municipalities comprising a number of modern settlements. The ancient site remains in it as a ruin. The municipality of Abdera has 17,610 inhabitants (2021). The seat of the municipality is the town
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The ancient polis is to be distinguished from the municipality, which was named in its honor. The polis lay 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the
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apparently began the settlement of Abdera at some point before the mid-7th century and the town long maintained Phoenician standards in its coinage.
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Abdera was a wealthy city, the third richest in the League, due to its status as a prime port for trade with the interior of Thrace and the
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D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Western Thrace during the Roman Antiquity (in Greek), Thessaloniki 2005, p. 91-96
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Avdira as a modern administrative unit (community) was established in 1924, and consisted of the villages Avdira,
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passed the sea road, which from Troas led to the Thracian and then the Macedonian coast.
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by the later Abderans from Teos. Others recount various legends about this colony.
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failure by giving the latter as the reason for Timesios's having left Klazomenai.
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The town seems to have declined in importance after the middle of the 4th century
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tends to support the traditional date but the exact timing remains uncertain.)
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BC. Cicero ridicules the city as a byword for stupidity in his letters to
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had expelled the colonists. Timesios was subsequently honored as a
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and fought on the side of Athens in the Peloponnesian war.
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A valuable prize, the city was repeatedly sacked: by the
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to that area. The successful colonisation occurred in 544
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The Greek settlement was begun as a failed colony from
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Municipality in the Xanthi Prefecture of Thrace, Greece
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describes Abdera as "a Thracian city" at the time of
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BC, Abdera was reduced under the power of Athens by
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Leipzig: Teubner, 1894; 398:, almost directly opposite the island of 1004:The name of the African town is written 605: 546:who fell nearby and was memorialized by 1462:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 1178:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 1090: 1088: 1086: 1041: 997: 680:BC, when the majority of the people of 550:'s founding of a city at the location. 334: 296: 280: 235: 227: 206: 193: 147: 112: 65: 53: 1805:14,157 km (5,466 sq mi) 1534: 1290: 1278: 1259: 1257: 1161: 1159: 1157: 1119: 792:, and again by the Macedonians. In 170 464:origin and was shared in antiquity by 61:Remains of the ancient city of Abdera. 1528:The Jests of Hierocles and Philagrius 1340: 1338: 1336: 564: 313: 272: 264: 256: 248: 240: 219: 216:352.0 km (135.9 sq mi) 211: 198: 181: 169: 157: 7: 2108:Subdivisions of the municipality of 1264:Hornblower, Simon (1996). "Abdera". 542:attributed the name to an eponymous 224:162.0 km (62.5 sq mi) 1416:, xii. (1887), p. 161 (Regel); 1251:1, Chapter 2, section 97, line 7ff. 688:) migrated to Abdera to escape the 266: • Municipal unit density 2274:Populated places in ancient Thrace 1683:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1414:Mittheil. d. deutsch. Inst. Athens 410:AD it declined, contracted to its 25: 848:The west gate of classical Abdera 796:BC the Roman armies and those of 672:and the migration of people from 1875: 1694:Stillwell, Richard, ed. (1976). 1420:Mém. de l'Acad. des Inscriptions 1382: 1078:Agelarakis & Agelarakis 2015 933:Landmarks of Abdera include the 645:but, within his generation, the 633:BC. (Evidence in 7th-century-BC 553:The present-day town is written 203:Georgios Tsitiridis (since 2014) 78: 71: 55: 1725:The Journal of Hellenic Studies 1314:Page numbers refer to those of 1266:The Oxford Classical Dictionary 935:Archaeological Museum of Abdera 2056:(since November 2016, elected 949:) near the village Lefkippos. 742:. It later became part of the 79: 30:Municipality in Thrace, Greece 1: 2279:Phoenician colonies in Greece 1648:. Michael Grant Publications. 1541:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 2259:Members of the Delian League 2063:Decentralized Administration 1791:Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 1646:A Guide to the Ancient World 986:List of ancient Greek cities 829:, historian and philosopher 629:, traditionally dated to 654 177:Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 258: • Municipal unit 221: • Municipal unit 2300: 1006: 865:). Since the 9th century, 726:. On his flight after the 610:The chief coin type, with 522: 512: 502: 492: 482: 94:Location within the region 2249:Ionian colonies in Thrace 2039: 1873: 1798: 862: 559: 434: 426: 355: 242: • Municipality 213: • Municipality 113: 66: 54: 45: 1696:"Abdera, Thrace, Greece" 800:besieged and sacked it. 705:BC, the Persians, under 39: 1787:Administrative division 1644:Grant, Michael (1986). 1405:Encyclopædia Britannica 1352:Encyclopædia Britannica 1225:. 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Index

Paralia Avdira
Municipality
Remains of the ancient city of Abdera.
Abdera is located in Greece

40°56′N 24°58′E / 40.933°N 24.967°E / 40.933; 24.967
Greece
Geographic region
Thrace
Administrative region
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit
Xanthi
Demonym(s)
Abderite
Abderian
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Vehicle registration
Greek
municipality
Xanthi regional unit
Thrace
Greece
classical antiquity
Greek

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