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Stagira (ancient city)

Ancient Greek city in Central Macedonia

Field	Value
name	Stagira
alternate_name	Stageira
image	Ancient stagira greece 01.jpg
caption	Remains of the town wall of Stagira
map_type	Greece
map_size	222
coordinates
location	Olimpiada, Central Macedonia, Greece
type	Settlement
builder	Ionian settlers from Andros
built	655 BC
epochs
occupants	Aristotle
condition	Ruined
ownership	Public
management	16th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
public_access	Yes
website	[Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism](http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2463)

Stagira (), Stagirus (), or Stageira ( or Στάγειρος) was an ancient Greek city located near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice, which is now part of the Greek province of Central Macedonia. It is chiefly known for being the birthplace of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and polymath, student of Plato, and teacher of Alexander the Great. The ruins of the city lie approximately 18 km northeast of the present-day village of Stagira, and adjacent to the town of Olympiada.

History

Stagira was founded in 655 BC by Ionian settlers from Andros. Xerxes I of Persia occupied it in 480 BC. The city later joined the Delian League, led by Athens, but left in 424 BC: as a result, the Athenian demagogue Cleon laid siege to it in 422 BC. However, Cleon was a poor strategist and his conduct of the siege was very inefficient: so much so that the ancient Greek comedy writer Aristophanes satirised him in the play The Knights. Cleon died in the same year, in the battle of Amphipolis. Later, during the Peloponnesian War, Stagira sided with Sparta against the Athenians.

In 348 BC, Philip II of Macedon occupied and destroyed the city. In return for Aristotle's tutoring of his son Alexander, Philip later rebuilt the city and resettled the old city's inhabitants. Many new structures were built at this time, including an aqueduct, two shrines to Demeter, and many houses.

Tradition has it that the natives of Stageira transferred Aristotle's relics to the city, buried it there, and founded a festival in his honour which was called "Aristoteleia".

Much later, the Danish archaeologist Karl Frederik Kinch made several explorations of Chalkidiki in 1886, and he identified the site of Stagira based on ancient descriptions of it.

Notable people

Aristotle, philosopher also known as Stagirite
Hipparchus (Ἵππαρχος), philosopher, acquaintance and kin of Aristotle
Nicomachus, father of Aristotle and doctor
Arimneste, sister of Aristotle
Nicomachus, son of Aristotle and philosopher
Herpyllis, companion (and potentially second wife) of Aristotle and the mother of Nicomachus
Nicanor of Stageira

References

"Ancient stageira Halkidiki Greece".
"The Internet Classics Archive | The Knights by Aristophanes".
(2011). "Municipality of Aristotle – Travel Guide".
(25 February 2024). "Makedonien – Europas første stormagt". Aarhus University Press.
[https://topostext.org/work/240#iota.520 Suda, iota.520]

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