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Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from
Ancient Greek: ἡ περαία, hē peraia, "land across") in
Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" according to
Karl-Wilhelm Welwei.[1] Notable examples include:
the peraia of
Mytilene, which already in the 8th and 7th centuries BC comprised a number of coastal towns from the mouth of the
Hellespont to the southern end of the
Bay of Adramyttium. It lost this territory to
Athens after its failed rebellion in 427 BC against
Athenian domination, but appears to have re-acquired a peraia by the mid-4th century BC.[1]
the
Rhodian Peraia, the possessions of
Rhodes in southwestern
Asia Minor between the 5th century BC and the 1st century BC. Originally comprising parts of coastal
Caria, after the
Treaty of Apamea this briefly expanded to cover most of Caria and
Lycia.[1]
the peraia of
Samos, which established control in ca. 700 BC over the opposite Asian coast from
Marathesium to
Trogilium and the town of
Thebes at
Mycale. Possession of the settlements of Carium and Dryussa on Mycale was disputed with
Priene until the 2nd century BC, when it was settled through the arbitration of Rhodes.[1]
the peraia of
Tenedos, originally south of
Sigeum. It survived into the Roman period, but was very limited.[1]
the peraia of
Thasos, established on the coast of Thrace in the 8th century BC and expanded until it comprised the coast between the
Strymon and
Nestos rivers, as well as the colony of
Stryme. It lost control following its failed uprising against Athenian hegemony in 464 BC, but recovered it after the defeat of Athens in the
Peloponnesian War and retained it until the late 4th century BC, when the
Macedonians took it over. In the 1st century BC, however, the Romans returned it to Thasos.[1]
Look up Peraia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Peraia, and Peraea or Peræa (from
Ancient Greek: ἡ περαία, hē peraia, "land across") in
Classical Antiquity referred to "a community's territory lying 'opposite', predominantly (but not exclusively) a mainland possession of an island state" according to
Karl-Wilhelm Welwei.[1] Notable examples include:
the peraia of
Mytilene, which already in the 8th and 7th centuries BC comprised a number of coastal towns from the mouth of the
Hellespont to the southern end of the
Bay of Adramyttium. It lost this territory to
Athens after its failed rebellion in 427 BC against
Athenian domination, but appears to have re-acquired a peraia by the mid-4th century BC.[1]
the
Rhodian Peraia, the possessions of
Rhodes in southwestern
Asia Minor between the 5th century BC and the 1st century BC. Originally comprising parts of coastal
Caria, after the
Treaty of Apamea this briefly expanded to cover most of Caria and
Lycia.[1]
the peraia of
Samos, which established control in ca. 700 BC over the opposite Asian coast from
Marathesium to
Trogilium and the town of
Thebes at
Mycale. Possession of the settlements of Carium and Dryussa on Mycale was disputed with
Priene until the 2nd century BC, when it was settled through the arbitration of Rhodes.[1]
the peraia of
Tenedos, originally south of
Sigeum. It survived into the Roman period, but was very limited.[1]
the peraia of
Thasos, established on the coast of Thrace in the 8th century BC and expanded until it comprised the coast between the
Strymon and
Nestos rivers, as well as the colony of
Stryme. It lost control following its failed uprising against Athenian hegemony in 464 BC, but recovered it after the defeat of Athens in the
Peloponnesian War and retained it until the late 4th century BC, when the
Macedonians took it over. In the 1st century BC, however, the Romans returned it to Thasos.[1]