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DECELEA (Gr. DeeeXeta); an See also: Castor and See also: Pollux, the place where See also: Theseus had hidden their See also: sister See also: Helen at Aphidnae; and hence there was a traditional friendship between the Deceleans and the Spartans (See also: Herodotus ix
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73)
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This tradition, together with the advice of See also: Alcibiades, led the Spartans to fortify Decelea as a basis for permanent occupation in See also: Attica during the later years of the
Peloponnesian War, from 413–404 B.C
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Its position enabled them to harass the Athenians constantly, and to See also: form a centre
for fugitive slaves and other deserters
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The royal palace of Tatoi has been built on the site
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See PELOPONNESIAN WAR ; also Judeich in Pauly-Wissowa, Realencyclopadie
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