Hippola

Hippola (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλα) was a town of ancient Laconia, a little north-west of the promontory of Taenarum, in ruins in the time of Pausanias (2nd century). It contained a temple of Athena Hippolaitis.^[1]

Its site is located near the modern .^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.25.9.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

Coordinates: 36°30′14″N 22°21′44″E / 36.503959°N 22.362287°E / 36.503959; 22.362287

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[1] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.25.9.

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

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

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