Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Ancient Sources.
The belief held by Athenians that they were 'born from the earth' itself, rather than descended from immigrants.
Autochthony appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Athens in the Age of Pericles, especially Ancient Sources and Archaeological Sources.
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Ancient Sources • Archaeological Sources
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Cultural and Religious Life • Cultural and Religious Life
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Cultural and Religious Life • Cultural and Religious Life
Tyranny to Democracy
Ancient Sources • Thucydides
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