Alopece

Alopece (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωπεκή, romanized: Alopeke), also spelt as Alopecae, was an asty-deme of the city of Athens,^[1] but located exterior to the city wall of Athens.^[2][3] Alopece belonged to the tribal group (phyle) of Antiochis.^[4][5][6] It was situated only eleven or twelve stadia from the city,^[7] and not far from Cynosarges.^[8] It possessed a temple of Aphrodite,^[9] and also apparently one of Hermaphroditus.^[10]

Map of classical Attica showing the location of Alopece in Athens.

Burial site

The tomb of Anchimolius is near the temple of Hercules at Cynosarges, within Alopece.^[11][12]

Natives

Lysimachus II – son of Aristides I, Aristides II – son of Lysimachus II, Thucydides II – son of Melesias II, Melesias II – son of Thucydides I, Socrates, son of Sophroniscus (of the tribe of Alopece^[13]).^[14]

Critobolus (c.5/4th century BC) son of Crito (also of the deme), both followers of Socrates.^[15]

Hermogenes (c.445 to after 392 BC), was credited by Xenophon as being the source of much information about the latter part Socrates' life. In addition he is a participant in Cratylus, and is mentioned in Phaedo.^[16]

Megacles son of Hippocrates, Cleisthenes' nephew and leader of the Alcmaeonids. Also Callias, son of Cratias.^[17][18]

Megacles V, son of Megacles IV. Melesius, a famous wrestler, father of Thucydides I.^[19]

Satyrus, brother of Lacadaemonius, was arbitrator at a trial involving a dispute on the release of an enslaved woman, who had stolen from her owner prior to her release.^[20][21]

Property

Timarchus had a farm there (97), eleven or twelve stades from the city wall (99).^[2]

Records dating from the years 367 to 366, show a person from Lakiadai had acquired property in this deme, which was previously owned by a person affiliated with Xypetē.^[22]

See also

• Megacles