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

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in reference to the march of

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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.
Some writers associate Sane with the later Uranopolis; Sane is located near modern

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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

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Cities in ancient Macedonia Populated places in ancient Macedonia Greek colonies in Chalcidice Andrian colonies Former populated places in Greece Ancient Athos {{AncientMacedonia-geo-stub