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Abdera

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abdera or Avdira , town, NE Greece, in Thrace, near the mouth of the Mesta River. It is a small agricultural settlement. Founded (c.650 BC) by colonists from Clazomenae, it was destroyed by the Thracians (c.550 BC) and rebuilt (c.500 BC) by refugees from Teos. The town passed to Macedon in 352 BC and in 198 BC became a free city under Roman rule. The term Abderite was used by the ancient Greeks as a synonym for stupid. However, the philosophers Protagoras, Leucippus, and Democritus lived there. Author not available, ABDERA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2... Read more
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Abdera a Greek city in Thrace whose inhabitants were proverbial for their stupidity. Read more
Abdera
...Thasos . First settled in the 7th century , it was colonized a second time 540 . A prosperous member of the Delian League , it was crippled in the 4th century by Thracian invasions. It was the home of Democritus and Protagoras . Abdera Abdera Abdera Read more

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