Abdera (ruin) - Revision history

Tao alexis at 17:14, 19 March 2025

2025-03-19T17:14:47Z

Tao alexis at 21:28, 7 May 2023

2023-05-07T21:28:27Z

Tao alexis at 22:31, 18 April 2023

2023-04-18T22:31:41Z

Tao alexis at 22:24, 18 April 2023

2023-04-18T22:24:33Z

Tao alexis at 22:24, 18 April 2023

2023-04-18T22:24:24Z

Tao alexis at 22:23, 18 April 2023

2023-04-18T22:23:57Z

Tao alexis: Created page with "'''Abdera''' is a former town"

2023-04-18T21:57:19Z

Created page with "'''Abdera''' is a former town"

New page

'''Abdera''' is a former town

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Abdera.jpg|right|525px|thumb]]
-'''Abdera''' is a former Greek city in Thrace, located near the mouth of the Nestos River, about 10 mi. south-by-southeast of Xanthi.  It was founded before the middle of the 7th century <small>BC</small> by Timesius of Clazomenae in Asia Minor.  After the settlement had been destroyed by the native Thracians, it was revived in 543 <small>BC</small> by colonists from Teos, a town in Asia Minor not far from Clazomenae.  Afterwards, Abdera became an important member of the Athenian Empire.  After the downfall of Athens, the citizens of Abdera had to resist attacks from their neighbours, and in 376 <small>BC</small> they were defeated by the Thracian Triballi.  Twenty-five years later the city was annexed into the Macedonian monarchy, losing it's economic independence so that it ceased to issue coins — which up to that time were among the finest in Greece.  The city survived in Roman and Byzantine times, though it was used as a cemetery by the latter.
+'''Abdera''' is a former Greek city in Thrace, located near the mouth of the Nestos River, about 10 mi. south-by-southeast of Xanthi.  It was founded before the middle of the 7th century <small>BC</small> by Timesius of Clazomenae in Asia Minor.  After the settlement had been destroyed by the native Thracians, it was revived in 543 <small>BC</small> by colonists from Teos, a town in Asia Minor not far from Clazomenae.  Afterwards, Abdera became an important member of the Athenian Empire.  After the downfall of Athens, the citizens of Abdera had to resist attacks from their neighbours, and in 376 <small>BC</small> they were defeated by the Thracian Triballi.  Twenty-five years later the city was annexed into the Macedonian monarchy, losing it's economic independence so that it ceased to issue coins — which up to that time were among the finest in Greece.  The city survived in Roman and Byzantine times, though it was used as a [[Cemetery|cemetery]] by the latter.
 Abdera is most famous as the home of three philosophers, all belonging to the most prosperous period of the city's history, the 5th century <small>BC</small>.  These include Leucippus and Democritus, and the great sophist Protagoras, after whom Plato named one of his dialogues.

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:28, 7 May 2023
Line 7:		Line 7:
	See [[Ruins (range)]]		See [[Ruins (range)]]

−	[[Category: Ruins]]	+	[[Category: Places in Greece]][[Category: Ruins]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 18 April 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
		+	[[File:Abdera.jpg\|right\|525px\|thumb]]
	'''Abdera''' is a former Greek city in Thrace, located near the mouth of the Nestos River, about 10 mi. south-by-southeast of Xanthi. It was founded before the middle of the 7th century <small>BC</small> by Timesius of Clazomenae in Asia Minor. After the settlement had been destroyed by the native Thracians, it was revived in 543 <small>BC</small> by colonists from Teos, a town in Asia Minor not far from Clazomenae. Afterwards, Abdera became an important member of the Athenian Empire. After the downfall of Athens, the citizens of Abdera had to resist attacks from their neighbours, and in 376 <small>BC</small> they were defeated by the Thracian Triballi. Twenty-five years later the city was annexed into the Macedonian monarchy, losing it's economic independence so that it ceased to issue coins — which up to that time were among the finest in Greece. The city survived in Roman and Byzantine times, though it was used as a cemetery by the latter.		'''Abdera''' is a former Greek city in Thrace, located near the mouth of the Nestos River, about 10 mi. south-by-southeast of Xanthi. It was founded before the middle of the 7th century <small>BC</small> by Timesius of Clazomenae in Asia Minor. After the settlement had been destroyed by the native Thracians, it was revived in 543 <small>BC</small> by colonists from Teos, a town in Asia Minor not far from Clazomenae. Afterwards, Abdera became an important member of the Athenian Empire. After the downfall of Athens, the citizens of Abdera had to resist attacks from their neighbours, and in 376 <small>BC</small> they were defeated by the Thracian Triballi. Twenty-five years later the city was annexed into the Macedonian monarchy, losing it's economic independence so that it ceased to issue coins — which up to that time were among the finest in Greece. The city survived in Roman and Byzantine times, though it was used as a cemetery by the latter.

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 Abdera is most famous as the home of three philosophers, all belonging to the most prosperous period of the city's history, the 5th century <small>BC</small>.  These include Leucippus and Democritus, and the great sophist Protagoras, after whom Plato named one of his dialogues.
 See [[Ruins (range)]]
 [[Category: Ruins]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:24, 18 April 2023
Line 2:		Line 2:

	Abdera is most famous as the home of three philosophers, all belonging to the most prosperous period of the city's history, the 5th century <small>BC</small>. These include Leucippus and Democritus, and the great sophist Protagoras, after whom Plato named one of his dialogues.		Abdera is most famous as the home of three philosophers, all belonging to the most prosperous period of the city's history, the 5th century <small>BC</small>. These include Leucippus and Democritus, and the great sophist Protagoras, after whom Plato named one of his dialogues.
		+
		+	See [[Ruins (range)]]
		+
		+	[[Category: Ruins]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:23, 18 April 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	'''Abdera''' is a former town	+	'''Abdera''' is a former Greek city in Thrace, located near the mouth of the Nestos River, about 10 mi. south-by-southeast of Xanthi. It was founded before the middle of the 7th century <small>BC</small> by Timesius of Clazomenae in Asia Minor. After the settlement had been destroyed by the native Thracians, it was revived in 543 <small>BC</small> by colonists from Teos, a town in Asia Minor not far from Clazomenae. Afterwards, Abdera became an important member of the Athenian Empire. After the downfall of Athens, the citizens of Abdera had to resist attacks from their neighbours, and in 376 <small>BC</small> they were defeated by the Thracian Triballi. Twenty-five years later the city was annexed into the Macedonian monarchy, losing it's economic independence so that it ceased to issue coins — which up to that time were among the finest in Greece. The city survived in Roman and Byzantine times, though it was used as a cemetery by the latter.
		+
		+	Abdera is most famous as the home of three philosophers, all belonging to the most prosperous period of the city's history, the 5th century <small>BC</small>. These include Leucippus and Democritus, and the great sophist Protagoras, after whom Plato named one of his dialogues.