Elaea (Epirus)
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Elaea or Elaia also Elaias Limen is an ancient harbor town at the mouth of the Acheron
river of Epirus
. The town is mentioned by both Scylax and Ptolemy
. Thucydides
calls the surrounding district Elaeatis
(Greek: Ελαιατις) further evidencing the town.
Acheron
The Acheron is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga.-In mythology:...
river of Epirus
Epirus
The name Epirus, from the Greek "Ήπειρος" meaning continent may refer to:-Geographical:* Epirus - a historical and geographical region of the southwestern Balkans, straddling modern Greece and Albania...
. The town is mentioned by both Scylax and Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
. Thucydides
Thucydides
Thucydides was a Greek historian and author from Alimos. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC...
calls the surrounding district Elaeatis
Elaeatis
Elaeatis or Elaiatis is the name of a district of ancient Epirus about the mouth of the Acheron river. The district is mentioned by Thucydides. Its chief town was Elaea.-References:...
(Greek: Ελαιατις) further evidencing the town.