Abdera

Proper noun

Meaning

An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece

A modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.

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Atomist school The first explicitly materialistic system was formed by Leucippus (5th century BCE) and his pupil Democritus of Abdera (460-370 BCE) from Thrace. Source: Internet

Diogenes Laërtius says "Leucippus was born at Elea, but some say at Abdera and others at Miletus," Diogenes Laërtius 9.30. Source: Internet

In his tale "The Doubter" (circa 150 AD), he relates how Democritus "the learned man from Abdera in Thrace " lived in a tomb outside the city gates to prove that cemeteries were not haunted by the spirits of the departed. Source: Internet

Some sources claim that around 440 or 430 BCE Leucippus founded a school at Abdera, in which his pupil, Democritus, was closely associated. Source: Internet

Cicero ridicules the city in his letters to Atticus, "Hic, Abdera non tacente me" Cicero. Source: Internet

Heracles founded the city of Abdera in Thrace in his memory, where he was honored with athletic games. Source: Internet

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