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Epacria

Epacria or Epakria was one of the twelve districts of ancient Attica, and subsequently, as appears from an inscription, a deme near Plotheia and Halae Araphenides. As the name of a district, it was probably synonymous with Diacria. An ancient grammarian describes the district of Epacria as bordering upon that of the Tetrapolis of Marathon.

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Epacria or Epakria (Ancient Greek: Ἐπακρία) was one of the twelve districts of ancient Attica,1 and subsequently, as appears from an inscription, a deme near Plotheia and Halae Araphenides.2 As the name of a district, it was probably synonymous with Diacria.3 An ancient grammarian describes the district of Epacria as bordering upon that of the Tetrapolis of Marathon.4

It is located in northeastern Attica.56

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  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.397. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Böckh, Inscr. No. 82.
  3. Etym. M. Ἐπακρία; Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Σημαχίδαι.
  4. Bekker, Anecd. i. p. 259.
  5. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  6. Traill, J. "Places: 579921 (Epakria)". Pleiades. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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