Colonides or Kolonides ( Ancient Greek: Κολωνίδες), also known as Colonis or Kolonis (Κολωνίς) [1] or as Colone or Kolone (Κολώνη), [2] was a town in the southwest of ancient Messenia described by Pausanias as standing upon a height at a short distance from the sea, and 40 stadia from Asine. [3] The inhabitants affirmed that they were not Messenians, but a colony led from Athens by Colaenus. It is mentioned by Plutarch as a place which Philopoemen marched to relieve leading to his capture and execution; [1] but according to the narrative of Livy, Corone was the place towards which Philopoemen marched. [4]
Its site is located near the modern Vournaria. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Colonides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°50′10″N 21°55′44″E / 36.836082°N 21.928788°E
Colonides or Kolonides ( Ancient Greek: Κολωνίδες), also known as Colonis or Kolonis (Κολωνίς) [1] or as Colone or Kolone (Κολώνη), [2] was a town in the southwest of ancient Messenia described by Pausanias as standing upon a height at a short distance from the sea, and 40 stadia from Asine. [3] The inhabitants affirmed that they were not Messenians, but a colony led from Athens by Colaenus. It is mentioned by Plutarch as a place which Philopoemen marched to relieve leading to his capture and execution; [1] but according to the narrative of Livy, Corone was the place towards which Philopoemen marched. [4]
Its site is located near the modern Vournaria. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Colonides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°50′10″N 21°55′44″E / 36.836082°N 21.928788°E