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Cydathenaeum

Coordinates: 37°58′26″N 23°43′50″E / 37.974°N 23.7306°E / 37.974; 23.7306
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Cydathenaeum or Kydathenaion (Greek: Κυδαθήναιον) was one of the demes in ancient Athens. It belonged in the phyle (tribe) Pandionis.

History

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When Cleisthenes formally established the deme system in 508/7 BC, Kydathenaion was the third largest deme after Acharnae and Aphidna.[1] Its population is estimated to have been around 3,300–3,600 people.[2] Kydathenaion was one of the five demes located within the walls of the city of Athens (alongside Koile, Kollytos, Melite, and Skambonidai).[3] It was in the very heart of Athens containing the Acropolis,[4] and possibly the Areopagus.[5]

Notable people from the deme include:

Notes

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  1. ^ Hendriks 2012, p. 21
  2. ^ Hendriks 2012, p. 70
  3. ^ Hendriks 2012, p. 23
  4. ^ Young 1951, p. 140
  5. ^ Young 1951, p. 142
  6. ^ a b Reckford 1987, p. 524, fn. 33
  7. ^ Thompson 1970, p. 143
  8. ^ Balbina Bäbler. "Nicochares". Der Neue Pauly. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  9. ^ Pantos 1989, p. 282

References

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37°58′26″N 23°43′50″E / 37.974°N 23.7306°E / 37.974; 23.7306