Eupalium or Eupalion ( grc, Εὐπάλιον), or Eupolium or Eupolion (Εὐπόλιον), or Euplaia (Εὐπαλία) was one of the chief towns of

Ozolian Locris Ozolian Locris ( grc, Ὀζολία Λοκρίς) or Hesperian Locris ( grc, Λοκρίς Ἑσπερία, 3=Western Locris) was a region in Ancient Greece, inhabited by the Ozolian Locrians ( grc-gre, Ὀζολοὶ Λοκροί; la, Locri Ozoli ...

, situated near the sea, and between

Naupactus Nafpaktos ( el, Ναύπακτος) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos (, Latini ...

and

Oeantheia Oeantheia or Oiantheia ( grc, Οἰάνθεια) or Oeanthe (Οἰάνθη) or Euanthis (Εὐανθίς)''Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'', p. 14. or Euanthia (Εὐανθία) was an important town of the Ozolian Locrians, situated at the western entra ...

. It was the place chosen by

Demosthenes Demosthenes (; el, Δημοσθένης, translit=Dēmosthénēs; ; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual pr ...

for the deposit of his plunder, in 426 BCE; and it was shortly afterwards taken by Eurylochus, the

Spartan Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta refe ...

commander, along with Oeneon. After the time of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

, Eupalium fell into the hands of the Aetolians; and

Philip V of Macedon Philip V ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon ag ...

, when he made a descent upon the Aetolian coast in 207 BCE, landed at

Erythrae Erythrae or Erythrai ( el, Ἐρυθραί) later Litri, was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor, situated 22 km north-east of the port of Cyssus (modern name: Çeşme), on a small peninsula stretching into the Bay of Erythrae ...

, which is described by

Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a 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 ...

as near Eupalium. This Erythrae was probably the port of Eupalium. Eupalium's site is located near Kastro Soule.

References

Populated places in Ozolian Locris Former populated places in Greece {{OzolianLocris-geo-stub