Steiria (Attica)
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Steiria (Ancient Greek: Στείρια) was a deme of ancient Attica on the east coast, between Prasiae and Brauron.[1][2][3] Stiris in Phocis is said to have been founded by the inhabitants of this deme.[4] The road from Attica to Steiria and the harbour of Prasiae was called the Στειριακὴ ὁδός.[5] Steiria was the deme of Theramenes and Thrasybulus.
Steiria is located west of Porto Rafti.[6]
People
- Theramenes (d. 404 BCE), Athenian statesman
- Thrasybulus (c. 440 – 388 BCE), Athenian general
References
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.399. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Hesych., s.v.; Suda, s.v.; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.11.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. Vol. 10.35.8.
- ^ Plutarch, Hipparch. p. 229}}
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 37°53′53″N 24°00′39″E / 37.898159°N 24.010734°E
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