DECELEA (Gr. DeeeXeta); an

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• ATTIC (i.e. "in the Attic style ")

Attic deme, on the pass which led over the

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• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east end of Mt. Parnes towards

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• OROPUS

Oropus and

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• CHALCIS

Chalcis. From its position it has a commanding view over the Athenian

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• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain. Its

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• EPONYMOUS

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