Archaeological site of Avdira

Archaeological site of Avdira

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During the first period of the city’s development, which is structurally defined by the North Precinct, the most famous, important Abderitians of the era were: the poet Anacreon, the sophist Protagoras, the father of atomic theory, Democritus and his teacher Leucippus, but also the politician Nymfodoros. Meanwhile, in the region, important historical events took place such as the passage of the Persians, initially with Darius and later Xerxes, and the participation of the city in the first Athenian Alliance.

Let us now see the city, and the remarkable men who lived in this. During the first period of the city’s development, which is structurally defined by the North Precinct,, the most famous, important Abderitians of the era were,: the poet Anacreon, the sophist Protagoras, the father of atomic theory, Democritus , and his teacher Leucippus, but also the politician Nymfodoros. Meanwhile,, in the region, important historical events took place, such as the passage of the Persians, initially with Darius, and later Xerxes, and the participation of the city, in the first Athenian Alliance.

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