Teuthrone
Teuthrone (Ancient Greek: Τευθρώνη) was a town of ancient Laconia, situated upon the western side of the Laconian Gulf, 150 stadia from Cape Taenarum.
According to the ancient inhabitants it was founded by the Athenian Teuthras (Τεύθρας).[1] The chief deity worshiped here was Artemis Issoria.[1] It had a fountain called (Ναΐα).[1]
Augustus made Teuthrone one of the Eleuthero-Laconian towns.[2][3] Its ruins exist at the modern village of Kotronas,[4][5] and its citadel occupied a small peninsula, called Skopos, Skopia or Skopópolis.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.25.4
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.21.7. , 3.25.4
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.16.9.
- ^ 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). "Teuthrone". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 36°37′16″N 22°29′21″E / 36.621145°N 22.489063°E
- Populated places in ancient Laconia
- Former populated places in Greece
- Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece
- Ancient Laconia geography stubs