Neonteichos
Neonteichos(Ancient Greek:Νέον τεῖχος,lit. 'new wall'), was anAeoliantown not far from the coast ofMysia,situated between theHermusand the town ofLarissa,from which its distance was only 30stadia.[1]It is said to have been founded by theAeolians,as a temporary fort on their first arrival inAsia Minor.According toStrabo,[2]the place was more ancient even thanCyme;but according to a statement in the Vita Homeri[3]it was built eight years later than Cyme, as a protection against thePelasgiansof Larissa.[4][5][6][7]
Its site is tentatively located nearYanıkköy,Asiatic Turkey.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^Notes and Queries.Vol. 19. S. C. & L. M. Gould. 1901. p. 4.
- ^xiii. p.621
- ^(100.10)
- ^Pliny.Naturalis Historia.Vol. 5.32.
- ^Herodotus.Histories.Vol. 1.149.
- ^Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax;Stephanus of Byzantium.Ethnica.Vol.s.v.
- ^Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (London, England) (1881).The Journal of Hellenic Studies.Vol. 2. Council of the Society. p. 284.
- ^Richard Talbert,ed. (2000).Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.ISBN978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^Lund University.Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Smith, William,ed. (1854–1857). "Neonteichos".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.London: John Murray.
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