Cephisia

Cephisia or Kephisia (Ancient Greek: Κηφισιά) was a deme of ancient Attica, of the phyle of Erechtheis, sending six or eight delegates to the Athenian Boule.[1]

Strabo states that Cephisia was one of the twelve original cities of Attica founded by the mythical king of Athens Cecrops II[2] and that later Theseus had united in the city of Athens.

Cephisia had become a famous retreat of philosophers during the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian, when the wealthy Herodes Atticus of Marathon built the Villa Cephisia. In his Attic Nights, Aulus Gellius describes the unique ambiance of intellectual ferment and aristocratic leisure in an idyllic setting which he created there. It was also the practice of Herodes to provide free instruction in philosophy for selected youths from Athens.[3]

It was located 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) to the northeast of Athens, west of Mount Pentelicus (which separates it from the Maration) and almost opposite Acharnae. Its site is located near modern Kephisia.[4][5]

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References
  1. Lohmann, Hans. "Cephisia". Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. Strabo. Geographica. 9.1.21. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.2; 18.10
  4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
  5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. Rossiter, Stuart, Greece, Ernest Benn Ltd., London (1977) p185


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