Historical place profile
Aphytis
Aphytis was a polis on the Pallene peninsula. It was part of the Delian League in the 5th century BC, part of the Chalkidean League in the first half of the 4th century BC, and part of Macedon in the late 4th century BC and Hellenistic period.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:491525
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:491525
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 40.099366, 23.436606
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Aphytis was a polis on the Pallene peninsula. It was part of the Delian League in the 5th century BC, part of the Chalkidean League in the first half of the 4th century BC, and part of Macedon in the late 4th century BC and Hellenistic period.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 50 D4 Aphytis
Source and reuse
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Research path
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