Historical place profile
Meliteia
A town in Achaia Phthiotis, which usually provided one of the regions' two representatives to the Delphic Amphiktyony. It became part of the Aetolian League around 260 BC and part of the Thessalian League in 189 BC. It remained inhabited through the Roman Imperial period and into Byzantine times. The modern town of Avaritsa is nearby.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:540941
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:540941
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 39.038400, 22.456708
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A town in Achaia Phthiotis, which usually provided one of the regions' two representatives to the Delphic Amphiktyony. It became part of the Aetolian League around 260 BC and part of the Thessalian League in 189 BC. It remained inhabited through the Roman Imperial period and into Byzantine times. The modern town of Avaritsa is nearby.
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 55 C2 Meliteia
Source and reuse
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Research path
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