Altus (Mygdonia)
Altus or Altos (/ˈæltəs/ or /ˈɔːltəs/; Ancient Greek: Άλτός) was a fortress town in Mygdonia near Therma (later Thessalonica). The town is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium[1] and Theagenes of Macedon.
Its site is unlocated.[2]
References[]
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying.
- John Cramer, A Geographic and Historical Description of Ancient Greece (Clarendon Press, 1828), p. 238.
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Macedonia
- Former populated places in Greece
- Geography of ancient Mygdonia
- Lost ancient cities and towns
- Ancient Macedonia geography stubs