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'''Stageira''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Στάγειρα) was an [[ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] city on the [[Chalcidice]] peninsula and is chiefly known for being the birthplace of [[Aristotle]]. The city lies a few kilometres north of the present-day village of [[Stagira]], close to the city now called Olympias.

Stageira was founded in [[655 BC]] by [[Ionia]]n settlers from [[Andros]]. [[Xerxes I of Persia]] occupied it in [[480 BC]].
The city later joined the [[Delian League]], lead 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]] satyrised him in the play known as ''[[The Knights]]''. Cleon died in the same year, in the [[battle of Amphipolis]].

[[Philip II of Macedon]] later had more success, occupying and destroying the city. As payment for Aristotle's tutoring of his son, who became [[Alexander the Great]], Philip later rebuilt the city and the old city's inhabitants, who had been enslaved, were resettled there. Many new structures were built at this time, including two shrines to [[Demeter]], an aqueduct and many houses.

[[Aristotle]] was born in Stageira in [[384 BC]].

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