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Abdera, Thrace

city in ancient Thrace and archaeological site

9 dated entries naming Abdera, Thrace, drawn from 9 separate years between 654 BCE and 170 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century BC

  • 654 BCETraditional date of the foundation of Abdera in Thrace by colonists from Clazomenae.source

6th century BC

  • 550 BCEAbdera is destroyed by the Thracians.source
  • 544 BCEPeople of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.source

5th century BC

  • 500 BCERefugees from Teos resettle Abdera.source
  • 460 BCEDemocritus of Abdera, Greek philosopher (approximate year) (d. 370 BC)source
  • 407 BCEThe Athenian general Thrasybulus recaptures Abdera and Thasos.source

4th century BC

2nd century BC

  • 170 BCEIn Thessaly, King Perseus of Macedon repulses a Roman army which is commanded by Aulus Hostilius Mancinus. Meanwhile, the Thracian city of Abdera is sacked by Roman and Pergamese troops.source

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