Tetrapolis (
Greek: ) comprised one of the twelve districts into which
Attica was divided before the time of
Theseus
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. The district was on a plain in the northeastern part of Attica and contained four cities:
Marathon (),
Probalinthus (),
Tricorythus (), and
Oenoe ().
Stephanus of Byzantium claimed ''Huttēnia'' (Ὑττηνία) was its name among the
Pelasgoi. The name persisted as a reference to the cities, which shared a religious calendar. Following the reforms of
Cleisthenes in 508, the cities (
demes) of Marathon, Oenoe, and Tricorythus were organised into a single
trittys along with the city of
Rhamnous, whilst Probalinthus belonged to another trittyes; nonetheless, the former was often still referred to as the Tetrapolis despite not including Probalinthus.
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Ancient Greek geography
Geography of ancient Attica
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