Atalanti Island
Native name: Αταλαντονήσι | ||
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Region Central Greece | | |
| Regional unit | Phthiotis | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population | 0 (2011) | |
Atalanti (Greek: Αταλάντη) or Atalantonisi (Αταλαντονήσι) or Talandonísi (Ταλαντονήσι) is a small uninhabited island in the North Euboean Gulf, about 600 m off the coast near the town Atalanti, Phthiotis, Greece. There are several small islets next to Atalanti island, including the islet of Agios Nikolaos.
Anciently, the island was known as Atalanta or Atalante (
References
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- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.89.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 5.18.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. i. p. 61, ix. pp. 395, 425, iii p. 89. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). Vol. 12.44, 59.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "{{{2}}}.{{{3}}}". Description of Greece. Vol. 10.20.3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- Ab urbe condita Libri[History of Rome]. Vol. 35.37.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 2.88, 4.12.
- ^ Seneca, Q. N. vi. 24.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s. v.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Atalanta". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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