Nomenclature
Greek Name: Ἀβὀηριτς, πόλιν Ἄβδηρα
Latin Name: Abdērīta and Abdērītes , ae, m.
Toponyms:
Cultural Notes
Abdera, city of Thrace
Geographical Notes
closer to the Hellespont than the Strymon and Eion
Citations in Herodotos
1.168 a town of Thrace on the Nestus: 1.168, 6.46, 7.109, 7.120, 7.126; Xerxes' first halt in his flight: 8.120
Key Passages in English Translation
English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Retreived from <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu>
Key Passages in Greek
Other Testimonia
Paus. 6.5.4, Paus. 6.14.12; founded at grave of Abderus: Apollod. 2.5.7
Other Commentary
Perseus Encyclopedia:
W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotos:
Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
Disambiguation
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