Anthene (Cynuria)

Coordinates: 37°27′22″N 22°40′21″E / 37.45614°N 22.67254°E / 37.45614; 22.67254

Hill containing the remnants of Anthene

Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη),^[1] or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα),^[2] or Athene (Ἀθήνη),^[3] was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.^[1]^[4]

Its site is tentatively located near the modern Mt. Zavitsa and Kato Doliana.^[5]^[6]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 5.41.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.38.6.
^ Harpocr. s.v.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Anthene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[Thucydides-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 5.41.

[2] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.

[3] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.38.6.

[4] Harpocr. s.v.

[5] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[6] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

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Anthene (Cynuria)

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