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'''Spartolos''' ({{lang-el|[[:wiktionary:Σπάρτωλος|Σπάρτωλος]]}}) was the chief city of the [[Bottiaeans]], perhaps in [[Bottike]], North-West [[Chalcidice]]. It was a member of the [[Delian League]] under the [[Thracian phoros]], paying 2 or 3,5 [[attic talent|talents]], until the beginning of the [[Peloponnesian War]], when the [[Bottiaeans|Bottiaean]] and the [[Chalkidian League]] revolted against [[Classical Athens|Athens]] ([[Battle of Spartolos]], 429 BC). It seems however that sometime later it became again an Athenian allied member. It is mentioned again in connection with the [[Sparta]]n [[Teleutias]]' attack on [[Olynthus]] in 381 BC.
'''Spartolus''' or '''Spartolos''' ({{lang-grc|Σπάρτωλος}}) was the chief city of the [[Bottiaeans]], perhaps in [[Bottike]], in the northwest of the [[ancient Chalcidice]], at no great distance from [[Olynthus]].<ref>Isaeus, ''de Dicaeogen. Haered.'' p. 55.</ref> It was a member of the [[Delian League]] under the [[Thracian phoros]], paying 2 or 3.5 [[attic talent|talents]], until the beginning of the [[Peloponnesian War]], when the [[Bottiaeans|Bottiaean]] and the [[Chalkidian League]] revolted against [[Classical Athens|Athens]] in 429&nbsp;BCE. The ensuing [[Battle of Spartolos]], fought under the walls of Spartolos, saw the rout of the [[ancient Athens|Athenian]] forces by the Chalcideans.<ref>{{Cite Thucydides|2.79, 5.18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.''}}</ref> It was of sufficient importance to be mentioned in the treaty establishing the [[Peace of Nicias]] between Athens and [[ancient Sparta|Sparta]] in the tenth year of the [[Peloponnesian War]], in 421&nbsp;BCE, leaving the town neutral.<ref>{{Cite Thucydides|5.18}}</ref> It seems however that sometime later it became again an Athenian allied member. It is mentioned again in connection with the [[Sparta]]n [[Teleutias]]' attack on [[Olynthus]] in 381&nbsp;BCE.


The last mention of Spartolos is not as a city but among other agricultural territories (ca.305-297 BC) in a royal decree of [[Cassander]] about land leasing to a certain Perdikkas son of Koinos (the lands had partly been awarded by Philip II to Polemokrates, his grandfather).<ref>[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=152471&bookid=153&region=4&subregion=11 Meletemata 22, Epig. App. 20]</ref><ref>Kings and colonists: aspects of Macedonian imperialism By Richard A. Billows Page 133 {{ISBN|90-04-10177-2}} (1995)</ref>
The last mention of Spartolos is not as a city but among other agricultural territories ({{circa|305-297&nbsp;BCE}}) in a royal decree of [[Cassander]] about land leasing to a certain Perdikkas son of Koinos (the lands had partly been awarded by [[Philip II of Macedon]] to Polemokrates, his grandfather).<ref>[http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/oi?ikey=152471&bookid=153&region=4&subregion=11 Meletemata 22, Epig. App. 20]</ref><ref>Kings and colonists: aspects of Macedonian imperialism By Richard A. Billows Page 133 {{ISBN|90-04-10177-2}} (1995)</ref>

Its site is located in the western part of the Chalcidice.<ref>{{Cite DARE|32168}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Barrington|50}}</ref>


==References==
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*Studies in the ancient Greek polis By Mogens Herman Hansen, Kurt A. Raaflaub [https://books.google.com/books?id=0xyNwS2q7CUC&pg=PA119&dq=Spartolos#v=onepage&q=Spartolos&f=false Page 119 ] {{ISBN|0-19-920849-2}} (1995)
*Studies in the ancient Greek polis By Mogens Herman Hansen, Kurt A. Raaflaub [https://books.google.com/books?id=0xyNwS2q7CUC&dq=Spartolos&pg=PA119 Page 119 ] {{ISBN|0-19-920849-2}} (1995)


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Latest revision as of 20:39, 13 November 2023

Spartolus or Spartolos (Ancient Greek: Σπάρτωλος) was the chief city of the Bottiaeans, perhaps in Bottike, in the northwest of the ancient Chalcidice, at no great distance from Olynthus.[1] It was a member of the Delian League under the Thracian phoros, paying 2 or 3.5 talents, until the beginning of the Peloponnesian War, when the Bottiaean and the Chalkidian League revolted against Athens in 429 BCE. The ensuing Battle of Spartolos, fought under the walls of Spartolos, saw the rout of the Athenian forces by the Chalcideans.[2][3] It was of sufficient importance to be mentioned in the treaty establishing the Peace of Nicias between Athens and Sparta in the tenth year of the Peloponnesian War, in 421 BCE, leaving the town neutral.[4] It seems however that sometime later it became again an Athenian allied member. It is mentioned again in connection with the Spartan Teleutias' attack on Olynthus in 381 BCE.

The last mention of Spartolos is not as a city but among other agricultural territories (c. 305-297 BCE) in a royal decree of Cassander about land leasing to a certain Perdikkas son of Koinos (the lands had partly been awarded by Philip II of Macedon to Polemokrates, his grandfather).[5][6]

Its site is located in the western part of the Chalcidice.[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Isaeus, de Dicaeogen. Haered. p. 55.
  2. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.79, 5.18.
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  4. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 5.18.
  5. ^ Meletemata 22, Epig. App. 20
  6. ^ Kings and colonists: aspects of Macedonian imperialism By Richard A. Billows Page 133 ISBN 90-04-10177-2 (1995)
  7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  8. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Spartolus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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