Sosthenis ( grc, Σωσθενίς) was a town in
Oetaea Oetaea ( grc, Οἰταῖα) was a historic region of ancient Thessaly, Greece inhabited by the Oetaei (Οἰταῖοι). It was the mountainous district around Mount Oeta in the upper valley of the Spercheius, and to the east of Dolopia. The Oe ...
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 ...
. The town's name appears in an
epigraph dated to , as providing a treasurer on behalf of the
Aetolians in making an alliance with the
Acarnanians.
Modern scholars tentatively locate Sosthenis at the modern site of
Vardates.
References
Populated places in ancient Thessaly
Former populated places in Greece
Oetaea
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