Amphaxitis ( grc, Ἀμφαξῖτις) refers to the western maritime part of the
Mygdonia
Mygdonia (; el, Μυγδονία / Μygdonia) was an ancient territory, part of Ancient Thrace, later conquered by Macedon, which comprised the plains around Therma (Thessalonica) together with the valleys of Klisali and Besikia, including the ...
district of
ancient Macedonia, on
Axius river
The Vardar (; mk, , , ) or Axios () is the longest river in North Macedonia and the second longest river in Greece, in which it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . Th ...
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References
*Hazlitt, The Classical Gazetteer > page 32
Geography of ancient Mygdonia
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