39°51′18″N 22°29′46″E / 39.855136°N 22.496138°E Gonnocondylus or Gonnocondylum, also called Olympias ( Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπίας), was a town in ancient Thessaly. [1] [2] The town was renamed Olympias by Philip V of Macedon prior to 185 BCE, when the Perrhaebians requested the return of the town, along with Malloea and Ericinium. [3]
Its site is located at Tsourba Mandra. [1] [2]
- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ a b Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 39.25.
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39°51′18″N 22°29′46″E / 39.855136°N 22.496138°E Gonnocondylus or Gonnocondylum, also called Olympias ( Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπίας), was a town in ancient Thessaly. [1] [2] The town was renamed Olympias by Philip V of Macedon prior to 185 BCE, when the Perrhaebians requested the return of the town, along with Malloea and Ericinium. [3]
Its site is located at Tsourba Mandra. [1] [2]
- ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ a b Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 39.25.
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| This article about a location in ancient Thessaly is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |