Aegilia (Attica) Explained

Aegilia or Aigilia (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Αἰγιλία), or Aegilus or Aigilos (ἡ Αἵγιλος),[1] was a deme of ancient Attica belonging to the phyle of Antiochis, situated on the western coast between Lamptra and Sphettus.[2] It was celebrated for its figs.[3]

The site of Aegilia is tentatively located at modern Phoinikia.

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Notes and References

  1. Theocr. 1.147
  2. Harpocrat.,
  3. Αἰγιλίδες ἰσχάδες, Athen. p. 652e.; Theocr. 1.147.