Apollonia (Eastern Greece)

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Apollonia ( ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία ) was a city in the Thasitic Peraia . It was probably made in the 7th century BC. Founded as Apoikia of the city of Thasos . Its exact location is unknown. According to Strabo , it was between Galepsos and Nestos . Pliny the Elder narrows the area further by saying that it is to be found between the River Strymon and Oisyme . For this reason it is believed to be in the tower of Apollonia . Also Pomponius Mela says that Apollonia was west of the Nestos. According to Titus Livius , however, the city was located between Maroneia and Abdera - about 100 km further east of the Tower of Apollonia.

Around 346 BC Apollonia was destroyed by Philip II . According to a legend, the city is said to have sunk into the sea 500 meters from the coast.

literature

  • Benjamin H. Isaac: The Greek Settlements in Thrace Until the Macedonian Conquest (= Studies of the Dutch Archaeological and Historical Society. Volume 10). Brill, Leiden 1997, ISBN 90-040-6921-6 , p. 65.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Strabon, Geographica 7, fragments 33 and 35,
  2. ↑ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis historia 4,42.
  3. ↑ Pomponius Mela, De chorographia 2.30.
  4. ↑ Titus Livius, Roman History 38:41.

Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′ 17.9 ″  N , 24 ° 8 ′ 37.9 ″  E