Anthene (Cynuria)
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37°22′2.5813′′N 22°47′6.1094′′E / 37.367383694°N 22.785030389°E / 37.367383694; 22.785030389
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]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War . Vol. 5.41.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "38.6". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Harpocr. s.v.
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.
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