Laos (city)
Coordinates: 39 ° 46 ' N , 15 ° 50' E
Laos ( Greek Λᾶος ) was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea at the mouth of the Lao , the border rivers of Lucania and Bruttium .
The place is located in the district of Stazione di Verbicaro of Santa Maria del Cedro in the province of Cosenza in the Italian region of Calabria .
Laos was a colony of Sybaris . The date of establishment is not known. According to Herodotus , the inhabitants of Sybaris found after its destruction in 510 BC. Refuge in Laos and Skidros , another sybaritic colony.
Laos was also the site of the battle in which the Greek cities took place in 390 BC. Suffered a devastating defeat against the Lucanians .
According to Strabo , there was a temple of heroes ( Heroon ) of Drakon , a companion of Odysseus, near the city .
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- ↑ Map of Laos. (No longer available online.) In: Virtual Museum System of Magna Graecia. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved March 17, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Herodotus 6.20
- ↑ Strabon Geographika 6.1.1 (253)
