Proper noun
An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece
A modern municipality of Xanthi, in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAtomist 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