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Sane ( el, Σάνη) was an ancient Greek city in the Acte headland (
Mount Athos) of
Chalcidice, situated upon the low, undulating ground, forming the isthmus which connects the peninsula of Acte with Chalcidice. It was founded by
Andrians in the 7th century BCE. The ruins of the ancient city were found in the 21st century. Sane in Acte (or Athos) is mentioned by
Herodotus
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in reference to the march of
Xerxes I
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in Thrace, during the
Second Persian invasion of Greece.
[Morgens Herman Hansen. Sane on Pallene. In: Thomas Heine Nielsen. Once Again: Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis, 2004, p. 111.](_blank)
Some writers associate Sane with the later
Uranopolis; Sane is located near modern
Trypiti
Trypiti ( el, Τρυπητή) is a small town in the island of Milos, Greece
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.
Sources
*An Introduction to the Study of Grecian and Roman Geograph
by George Long, Robley Dunglison
*Archaeological Atlas of the Aegea
References
Cities in ancient Macedonia
Populated places in ancient Macedonia
Greek colonies in Chalcidice
Andrian colonies
Former populated places in Greece
Ancient Athos
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