Tripolis Larisaia
Coordinates: 39°36′54″N 22°33′18″E / 39.615134°N 22.554874°E Tripolis (Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") or Tripolis Larisaia (Τρίπολις Λάρισαια), also called Scaea, was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.[1]
During the Third Macedonian War, the Romans under Publius Licinius camped here on the march to Larissa (171 BCE).[1]
Its site is tentatively located near Platykampos.[2]
See also[]
- List of Ancient Greek cities
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 42.55.6.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 55.
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