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Old Oenia or Old Oinia ( grc, ἡ παλαιὰ Οἰναία, he palaia Oinaia) was a town of
ancient Acarnania Acarnania ( el, Ἀκαρνανία) is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today i ...
, mentioned by
Strabo Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see ...
in contradistinction to New Oenia, which was the town of
Oeniadae Oeniadae or Oiniadai ( grc, Οἰνιάδαι), or Oeneiadae or Oineiadai (Οἰνειάδαι), was a town in ancient Acarnania, situated on the west bank of the Achelous River, about 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth. It was one of the most import ...
. Its precise location is not known, but it was located between Oeniadae and
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Populated places in ancient Acarnania Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientAcarnania-geo-stub