Mesambria (Aegean Sea)

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Mesambria (Ancient Greek: Μεσαμβρία),[1] or Mesembria (Μεσημβρία),[2] was an ancient Greek[3] city located in ancient Thrace, on the coast of the Aegean Sea.

Archaeological site of Mesembria

According to Herodotus, it was a bastion that had been founded by Samothrace, was a neighbor of the city of Stryme and in the middle of the two ran the . The army of Xerxes passed Mesambria during the expedition against Greece in 480 BCE.[4]

Its site is tentatively located near , 12 miles (19 km) west of Alexandroupolis;[1][5] but it has been suggested that Mesambria could be identified with Drys, or with Orthagoria, or with Zone.[3]

See also[]

  • Greek colonies in Thrace

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thrace from Nestos to Hebros". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  4. ^ Herodotus. Histories. 7.108.
  5. ^ 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). "Mesembria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Coordinates: 40°51′48″N 25°38′19″E / 40.86333°N 25.63855°E / 40.86333; 25.63855


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