Epacria or Epakria () was one of the twelve districts of
ancient Attica, and subsequently, as appears from an inscription, a
deme
In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Classical Athens, Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th ...
near
Plotheia and
Halae Araphenides. As the name of a district, it was probably synonymous with
Diacria
Diacria (Διακρία) is an ancient name for the highlands in the north-east of Attica in Greece, surrounding the Plain of Marathon.
Attica may be divided into five natural parts:
* The Eleusinian Plain
* The Athenian Plain
* The Paralia or ...
. An ancient grammarian describes the district of Epacria as bordering upon that of the
Tetrapolis of Marathon.
It is located in northeastern Attica.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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