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Embatum

Town of ancient Ionia

Embatum or Embaton (Ancient Greek: τὸ Ἔμβατον) was a town of ancient Ionia, in the territory of Erythrae, mentioned by Theopompus in the eighth book of his Hellenica.[1] It appears from Thucydides that it was on the coast.[2]

Its site is located near the modern Agrilya, Asiatic Turkey.[3] [4]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War . Vol. 3.29.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

38°15′14′′N 26°22′35′′E / 38.253756°N 26.376435°E / 38.253756; 26.376435

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