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Alopece (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωπεκή, romanised: Alopeke, also spelt as Alopecae) was an asty-deme of the city of Athens,[1] but located exterior to the city wall of Athens.[2][3] Alopece was situated only eleven or twelve stadia from the city,[4] and not far from Cynosarges.[5] It possessed a temple of Aphrodite,[6] and also apparently one of Hermaphroditus.[7]

The location of Alopece is near current day Katsipodi.[8] Alopece belonged to the tribal group Antiochis.[9][10][11]

Burial site

The tomb of Anchimolius is near the temple of Hercules at Cynosarges, within Alopece.[12][13]

Natives

Lysimachus II – son of Aristides I, Aristides II – son of Lysimachus II, Thucydides II – son of Melesias II, Melesias II – son of Thucydides I, Socrates, son of Sophroniscus (of the tribe of Alopece[14]).[15]

Critobolus (c.5/4th century BC) son of Crito (also of the deme), both followers of Socrates.[16]

Hermogenes (c.445 to after 392 BC), was credited by Xenophon as being the source of much information about the latter part Socrates' life. In addition he is a participant in Cratylus, and is mentioned in Phaedo.[17]

Megacles son of Hippocrates, Cleisthenes' nephew and leader of the Alcmaeonids. Also Callias, son of Cratias.[18][19]

Megacles V, son of Megacles IV. Melesius, a famous wrestler, father of Thucydides I.[20]

Satyrus, brother of Lacadaemonius, was arbitrator at a trial involving a dispute on the release of an enslaved woman, who had stolen from her owner prior to her release.[21][22]
Property

Timarchus had a farm there (97), eleven or twelve stades from the city wall (99).[2]

Records dating from the years 367 to 366, show a person from Lakiadai had acquired property in this deme, which was previously owned by a person affiliated with Xypetē.[23]

See also

Megacles

References

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Herodotus. Histories. 5.63.
Böckh, Inscr. n. 395
Alciphr. Ep. 3.37.
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Wolpert, Andrew; Kapparis, Konstantinos – Legal Speeches of Democratic Athens: Sources for Athenian History p.204 Hackett Publishing, 9 September 2011 ISBN 1603846166 Retrieved 7 February 2017
Johnstone, Steven – A History of Trust in Ancient Greece p.15-16 University of Chicago Press, 1 October 2011 ISBN 0226405095 Retrieved 7 February 2017

E. Cohen (10 January 2009). The Athenian Nation (p.125). Princeton University Press, 10 January 2009 (reprint) 272 pages. ISBN 978-1400824663. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 069103169X)

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