Key facts
- Alternative name
- Stageira
- Location
- Olimpiada, Central Macedonia , Greece
- Type
- Settlement
- Builder
- Ionian settlers from Andros
- Founded
- 655 BC
- Associated with
- Aristotle
- Condition
- Ruined
- Ownership
- Public
- Management
- 16th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
- Public access
- Yes
- Website
- Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ancient Stageira
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Aristotelis Municipality
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Location
- Olympiada
- Official website
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2463
- Image
- Ancient stagira greece 01.jpg
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- category for people born here
- Category:Ancient Stagirites
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2463
- Commons category
- Ancient Stageira
- inception
- 0655-00-00
- time period
- Ancient Greece
- located in/on physical feature
- Chalkidiki
- P8168
- Kolyma
- P12749
- Adi Holzer
- native label
- Αρχαία Στάγειρα
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Stagira (/stəˈdʒaɪrə/), Stagirus (/-rəs/), or Stageira (Greek: Στάγειρα 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 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the present-day village of Stagira, and adjacent to the town of Olympiada. Remains of the ancient city walls, residential buildings, and public structures are visible.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stageira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.