Mecyberna or Mekyberna ( grc, Μηκύβερνα) was a town of
Chalcidice,
ancient Macedonia, which stood at the head of the
Toronaic Gulf, which was also called ''Sinus Mecybernaeus''. Mecyberna was the port of
Olynthus
Olynthus ( grc, Ὄλυνθος ''Olynthos'', named for the ὄλυνθος ''olunthos'', "the fruit of the wild fig tree") was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the he ...
. and lay between that town and
Sermyle Sermylia ( grc, Σερμυλία), or Sermyle (Σερμύλη), was a town of Chalcidice, between Galepsus and Mecyberna, which gave its name to the Toronaic Gulf, which was also called Sermylicus Sinus (κόλπος Σερμυλικός - ''kol ...
.
![Chalcidice](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Chalcidice.jpg)
The town was a member of the
Delian League, as its name appears in tribute lists from 454/3 to 433/2 BCE.
It was taken from the
Athenians by the Chalcidic
Thracians
The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied t ...
(420 BCE), and surrendered to
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...
before the siege of Olynthus (349 BCE).
The site of Mecyberna is near the modern
Molyvopyrgos.
References
Populated places in ancient Macedonia
Former populated places in Greece
Members of the Delian League
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