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Vlochos (archaeological Site)
The archaeological site at Vlochos ( el, Βλοχός ) is located at the northeast corner of the western Thessalian plain, in the regional unit of Karditsa, Greece. The site is centred around the large hill of Strongilovouni ( el, Στρογγυλοβούνι) south of the modern village, and contains the remains of several urban settlements of Classical Antiquity. The remains cannot be securely identified with any city known from ancient sources, but the size of the settlement indicates that it must have been one of the ''poleis'' or city-states of the region. Identification of the ancient remains None of the ancient inscriptions found at Vlochos mention the name of the ancient settlement, and the identification of the ancient remains with cities known from ancient literary sources are consequently conjectural. Until recently, the most common identification was with the ancient ''polis'' of Peirasia, but recent discoveries has firmly established that Peirasia was at modern Ermi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlochos
Vlochos ( el, Βλοχός) is a village in modern Thessaly, Greece. It belongs to the municipality of Palamas in the regional unit of Karditsa. History Just south of the village lies the steep hill of Strongilovouni ( el, Στρογγυλοβούνι), the site of an extensive ancient settlement. The remains at Strongilovouni are studied by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa and the Swedish Institute at Athens The Swedish Institute at Athens ( sv, Svenska institutet I Athen; el, Σουηδικό Ινστιτούτο Αθηνών) was founded in 1946 and is one of 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. The Institute is one of ... in an ongoing collaborative project. External links * References Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) {{Thessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Enipeas (Thessaly)
The Enipeas ( el, Ενιπέας) or Enipeus ( grc, Ἐνιπεύς) is a river in central Greece, tributary of the Pineios near Farkadona. It is long. p. 12 Its source is in the northern part of , on the plateau of . Its course runs through several of the ''tetrades'' of ancient , from |
Limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and nonbiological processes, though biological processes, such as the accumulation of corals and shells in the sea, have likely been more important for the last 540 million years. Limestone often contains fossils which provide scientists with information on ancient environments and on the evolution of life. About 20% to 25% of sedimentary rock is carbonate rock, and most of this is limestone. The remaining carbonate rock is mostly dolomite, a closely related rock, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, . ''Magnesian limestone'' is an obsolete and poorly-defined term used variously for dolomite, for limes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharcadon
Pharcadon or Pharkadon ( grc, Φαρκαδών or Φαρκηδών) was a city and polis (city-state) of Histiaeotis in ancient Thessaly, situated to the left of the Peneius, between Pelinnaeum and Atrax. In 200 BCE, during the Second Macedonian War, Athamanian troops commanded by Amynander of Athamania and troops of the Aetolian League, allies of the Romans, established their camps around the city of Pharcadon while they plundered the Thessalian plain. They were attacked by troops of Philip V of Macedon, who put them to flight. The site of Pharcadon is on a hill near the village of Klokoto in the municipality of Farkadona Farkadona ( el, Φαρκαδόνα, ; before 1955: Τσιότι, , ) is a municipality in the southeastern Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. In 2011 its population was 2,652 for the town and 13,396 for the municipality. It is loc ..., which was renamed to reflect its association with Pharcadon. References Populated places in ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelinna
Pelinna (Πέλιννα) or Pelinnaeum ( gr, Πελινναῖον)Arrian, ''Anabasis'', 1.7. was an ancient Greek polis (city-state) of Ancient Thessaly, in the district Histiaeotis, a little above the left bank of the Peneius. The city had a celebrated temple of Zeus Pelinnaeus. Pelinna was situated between Tricca and Pharcadon, near modern Palaiogardiki ( Trikala regional unit). The city gained particular prominence in the fourth century BCE through its alliance with Philip II of Macedon. Among other archaeological evidence of the religious significance of Pelinna are two Orphic gold tablets ('' lamellae'') found in 1985 on the site of Petroporos, dating to the late fourth century BCE. It seems to have been a place of some importance even in the time of Pindar. Alexander the Great passed through the town in his rapid march from Illyria In classical antiquity, Illyria (; grc, Ἰλλυρία, ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; la, Illyria, ''Illyricum' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livy
Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Ancient Rome, Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. He was on familiar terms with members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a friend of Augustus, whose young grandnephew, the future emperor Claudius, he exhorted to take up the writing of history. Life Livy was born in Patavium in northern Italy (Roman Empire), Italy, now modern Padua, probably in 59 BC. At the time of his birth, his home city of Patavium was the second wealthiest on the Italian peninsula, and the largest in the province of Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy). Cisalpine Gaul was merged in Roman Italy, Italy proper during his lifetime and its inhabitants were given Roman citizenship by Julius Caesar. In his works, Livy often expressed his deep affection an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phacium
Phacium or Phakion ( grc, Φάκιον) was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Thessaly, in the district Pelasgiotis. Brasidas marched through Phacium in 424 BCE. In the Second Macedonian War, Livy mentions that it was one of the cities devastated by Philip V of Macedon the year 198 BCE, together with Iresiae, Euhydrium, Eretria (Thessaly), Eretria and Palaepharsalus, since he foresaw that the territory would soon fall into the hands of the Aetolian League and the Roman Republic, Romans. Philip allowed the men who were able to follow him, but they were compelled to quit their homes and the towns were burnt. All the property they could carry with them they were allowed to take away, the rest became the booty for the soldiers. The town was occupied by the Roman praetor Marcus Baebius Tamphilus in the war with Antiochus III in 191 BCE. The site of Phacium has not been securely located; some scholars suggest a site on left bank of the Pineios (Thessaly), Peneius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limnaeum
Limnaea or Limnaia ( grc, Λιμναία) or Limnaeum or Limnaion (Λιμναίον) was a town of Histiaeotis in ancient Thessaly, taken by the Romans in 191 BCE. Its location is within the bounds of the modern town of Vlochos Vlochos ( el, Βλοχός) is a village in modern Thessaly, Greece. It belongs to the municipality of Palamas in the regional unit of Karditsa. History Just south of the village lies the steep hill of Strongilovouni ( el, Στρογγυλοβού .... References Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Histiaeotis {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
