39°47′15″N 22°25′14″E / 39.78742°N 22.420555°E Mopsium or Mopsion ( Ancient Greek: Μόψιον) was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of Pelasgiotis in ancient Thessaly, situated upon a hill of the same name; [2] which, according to Livy, was situated midway between Larissa and the Vale of Tempe. [3] [4] Strabo relates that the origin of its name it was by a Lapith called Mopsus who traveled, according to Greek mythology, with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. [2] Livy writes that during the Third Macedonian War, Mopsium was the scene of a battle between Romans and troops of Perseus of Macedon, which ended with a victory of the Romans. Livy tells that the dead of the Macedonian troops had been about 8,000, the prisoners, 2,800, and the standards captured by the Romans, 27; while the Romans lost about 4,300 men and 5 standards. [5]
The city minted bronze coins in the 4th century BCE, with the legends «ΜΟΨΕΙΩΝ» and «ΜΟΨΕΑΤΩΝ». [1]
The site of Mopsium is located at the modern site named Stenon Rhodias. [6] [7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mopsium".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
39°47′15″N 22°25′14″E / 39.78742°N 22.420555°E Mopsium or Mopsion ( Ancient Greek: Μόψιον) was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of Pelasgiotis in ancient Thessaly, situated upon a hill of the same name; [2] which, according to Livy, was situated midway between Larissa and the Vale of Tempe. [3] [4] Strabo relates that the origin of its name it was by a Lapith called Mopsus who traveled, according to Greek mythology, with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. [2] Livy writes that during the Third Macedonian War, Mopsium was the scene of a battle between Romans and troops of Perseus of Macedon, which ended with a victory of the Romans. Livy tells that the dead of the Macedonian troops had been about 8,000, the prisoners, 2,800, and the standards captured by the Romans, 27; while the Romans lost about 4,300 men and 5 standards. [5]
The city minted bronze coins in the 4th century BCE, with the legends «ΜΟΨΕΙΩΝ» and «ΜΟΨΕΑΤΩΝ». [1]
The site of Mopsium is located at the modern site named Stenon Rhodias. [6] [7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mopsium".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.