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Cropia (Attica)

Coordinates: 38°05′23″N 23°41′39″E / 38.0896515°N 23.694278°E / 38.0896515; 23.694278
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Cropia or Kropia (Ancient Greek: Κρωπία)[1] or Cropeia or Kropeia (Κρωπειά),[2] also known as Cropidae or Kropidai, was a deme (or suburb/subdivision) of ancient Attica.

The site of Cropia is located west of modern Ano Liosia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.19.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 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.

38°05′23″N 23°41′39″E / 38.0896515°N 23.694278°E / 38.0896515; 23.694278