Nelia or Neleia ( grc, Νηλία or Νήλεια) was a town of
Magnesia in
ancient Thessaly
Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes ...
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Demetrias
Demetrias ( grc, Δημητριάς) was a Greek city in Magnesia in ancient Thessaly (east central Greece), situated at the head of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos.
History
It was founded in 294 BCE by Demetrius Polior ...
was situated between it and
Iolcus
Iolcus (; also rendered ''Iolkos'' ; grc, Ἰωλκός and Ἰαωλκός; grc-x-doric, Ἰαλκός; ell, Ιωλκός) is an ancient city, a modern village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local gove ...
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Strabo reports that when
Demetrios Poliorketes founded Demetrias he moved the population of Nelia thither (293 BCE).
Some archaeologists have related Nelia to the remains found on the Goritsa hill, while other sources state its site is unlocated.
References
Populated places in ancient Thessaly
Former populated places in Greece
Ancient Magnesia
Lost ancient cities and towns
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