Upper Ancyle

Upper Ancyle or Ankyle Kathyperthen (Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή καθύπερθεν) was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. It was located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south.[1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle.[2][3]

In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties. Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope). The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".

The site of Lower Ancyle is located northeast of modern Ardettos.[4][5]

  1. ^ IG II² 2776.
  2. ^ IG II² 2362.
  3. ^ Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.). The Political Organization of Attica. Vol. 14. pp. 126–127. doi:10.2307/1353928. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0. JSTOR 1353928. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.