Cerinthus (Euboea)
Cerinthus or Kerinthos (Ancient Greek: Κήρινθος) was a town upon the northeastern coast of ancient Euboea, and near the small river , said to have been founded by the Athenian . It is mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[1] Verses attributed to Theognis suggest the town was destroyed in the mid-6th century BC, either by the Kypselidai of Corinth or more likely the Athenian Miltiades.[2] If indeed it was destroyed it must have been rebuilt because it was still extant in the time of Strabo, who speaks of it as a small place.[3][4][5][6][7]
Its site is located near the modern village of Kria Vrisi, Ag. Ilias.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ Homer. Iliad. 2.538.
- ^ Theognidea, 891-894
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. x. p.446. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Scymn. Ch. 576
- ^ Apollonius of Rhodes. Argonautica. 1.79.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.1, 5.25.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.12.21.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cerinthus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 38°50′03″N 23°28′39″E / 38.8343°N 23.4775°E
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