Limnaea (Thessaly)
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39°30′37″N 22°05′17″E / 39.51028°N 22.08803°E Limnaea or Limnaia (Ancient Greek: Λιμναία) or Limnaeum or Limnaion (Λιμναίον) was a town of Histiaeotis in ancient Thessaly, taken by the Romans in 191 BCE.[1]
Its location is within the bounds of the modern town of Vlochos.[2][3]
References
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 36.13.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Limnaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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