39°14′37″N 22°16′23″E / 39.243493°N 22.273135°E Proerna ( Ancient Greek: Πρόερνα) was a town and polis (city-state) of Phthiotis, in ancient Thessaly. [1] Strabo lists the town between Thaumaci and Pharsalus, in Phthiotis, but otherwise provides no indication of its exact location. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium writes Proarna (Προάρνα), and calls it by mistake a town of the Malians. [3] In 191 BCE, Proerna, which had been taken by Antiochus III, was recovered by the consul Manius Acilius Glabrio during the latter's advance through Thessaly, a little while before the Battle of Thermopylae. [4] We learn from this passage of Livy that Proerna stood between Pharsalus and Thaumaci. [4]
The site of Proerna has been located at a place called Neo Monastiri (meaning, "new monastery") in the territory of Gynaikokastro. [5] [6]
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Proerna".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
39°14′37″N 22°16′23″E / 39.243493°N 22.273135°E Proerna ( Ancient Greek: Πρόερνα) was a town and polis (city-state) of Phthiotis, in ancient Thessaly. [1] Strabo lists the town between Thaumaci and Pharsalus, in Phthiotis, but otherwise provides no indication of its exact location. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium writes Proarna (Προάρνα), and calls it by mistake a town of the Malians. [3] In 191 BCE, Proerna, which had been taken by Antiochus III, was recovered by the consul Manius Acilius Glabrio during the latter's advance through Thessaly, a little while before the Battle of Thermopylae. [4] We learn from this passage of Livy that Proerna stood between Pharsalus and Thaumaci. [4]
The site of Proerna has been located at a place called Neo Monastiri (meaning, "new monastery") in the territory of Gynaikokastro. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Proerna".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.