Historical place profile
Paianion
An ancient settlement mentioned only by Polybius who reports its destruction and despoiling by Philip of Macedon. Its acropolis is generally agreed to be identifiable with the fortified "Palaiokastro" that lies north of the modern Greek village of Mastron, just to the west of the church of Ag. Georgios. Other architectural finds were reported in the 20th century between the fortified site and the river Achelous to the west.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:531028
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:531028
- Place type
- acropolis, settlement
- Coordinates
- 38.442466, 21.273724
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An ancient settlement mentioned only by Polybius who reports its destruction and despoiling by Philip of Macedon. Its acropolis is generally agreed to be identifiable with the fortified "Palaiokastro" that lies north of the modern Greek village of Mastron, just to the west of the church of Ag. Georgios. Other architectural finds were reported in the 20th century between the fortified site and the river Achelous to the west.
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 54 D5 Paianion
Source and reuse
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Research path
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