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Alopece

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]

Alopece belonged to the tribal group Antiochis.[8][9][10]

Burial site[edit]

The tomb of Anchimolius is near the temple of Hercules at Cynosarges, within Alopece.[11][12]

Natives[edit]

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[13]).[14]


Critobolus (c.5/4th century BC) son of Crito (also of the deme), both followers of Socrates.[15]


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.[16]


Megacles son of Hippocrates, Cleisthenes' nephew and leader of the Alcmaeonids. Also Callias, son of Cratias.[17][18]


Megacles V, son of Megacles IV. Melesius, a famous wrestler, father of Thucydides I.[19]


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.[20][21]

Property[edit]

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.[22]

Megacles

William Smith, LLD, Ed.

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854)