Tilphossaeum
Tilphossaeum or Tilphossaion (Ancient Greek: Τιλφώσσαιον), also Tilphosaeum or Tilphosaion (Τιλφώσαιον or Τιλϕωσαΐον), or Tilphusium or Tilphousion (Τιλφούσιον),[1] was a fortress in ancient Boeotia that commanded the narrow pass between Mount Tilphossium and Lake Copais, which pass was one of great importance in antiquity, as the high road from northern Greece to Thebes passed through it.[2]
Its site is tentatively located near modern .[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 9.33.1.
- ^ Dem. de Fals. Leg. pp. 385, 387; Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). 4.67, 19.53.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, 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). "Boeotia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 38°22′16″N 22°59′40″E / 38.371064°N 22.994538°E
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Boeotia
- Former populated places in Greece
- Ancient Boeotia geography stubs