Alorus
Alorus or Aloros (
Lydias. The town is chiefly known on account of its being the birthplace of Ptolemy, who usurped the Macedonian throne after the murder of Alexander II of Macedon, son of Amyntas, and who is usually called Ptolemaeus Alorites.[1][2] It was also the birthplace of Pantauchus, the general of Alexander the Great
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It is located near the modern Kypseli.[3][4]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 330. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ 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). "Alorus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- The Classical Gazetteer, 1851, p. 27.
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40°33′18″N 22°29′40″E / 40.555026°N 22.494335°E
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