Anthene (Cynuria)
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Coordinates: 37°27′22″N 22°40′21″E / 37.45614°N 22.67254°E
Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη),[1] or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα),[2] or Athene (Ἀθήνη),[3] was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.[1][4]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Mt. Zavitsa and Kato Doliana.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 5.41.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. Vol. 3.38.6.
- ^ Harpocr. s.v.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Anthene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.