Anthemus
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Anthemus or Anthemous (
Hetairoi from Anthemus in the campaign of Alexander. Like some of the other chief cities in Macedonia, it gave its name to a town in Asia.[3] It continued to be mentioned by writers under the Roman empire.[4][5]
There was also a district, river, and lake named after the city. The river's modern name is Vasilikotikos.[6]
The site of Anthemus is located near modern Galatista.[6][7]
References
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.99-100.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 5.94.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Dem. Phil. ii. p. 70, ed. Reisk.; Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). Vol. 15.8.
- ^ Liban. Declam. xiii.; Aristid. 2.224; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.10.17.
- ^ 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). "Anthemus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- Hazlitt, The Classical Gazetteer > page 36
- Herodotus V, 94
- Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings: A historical and epigraphic study - Page 174 by Miltiades V. Chatzopoulos ISBN 960-7094-89-1
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