Midea (Argolid)
Midea
Midea (Greece)
Midea (
ancient Argolis
.
Mythology and proto-history
Midea was originally called Perseuspolis (Περσέως πόλις),Hippodameia in her banishment.[2]
History
It was destroyed by
Argos, probably at the same time as Tiryns, soon after the Greco-Persian Wars.[8][1] Strabo describes Midea as near Tiryns; and from its mention by Pausanias, in connection with the Heraeum and Tiryns, it must be placed on the eastern edge of the Argeian plain; but the only clue in the ancient authors to its exact position is the statement of Pausanias, who says that, returning from Tiryns into the road leading from Argos to Epidaurus, "you will reach Mideia on the left."[9]
Site and remains
The remains of Midea, that of a
is associated with the site.Excavations were started by the
archaeologist Axel W. Persson and have been continued regularly by the Swedish Institute at Athens and published in the journal Opuscula.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
See also
Sources
- Swedish Institute at Athens - Midea, Argolid: https://www.sia.gr/en/articles.php?tid=339&page=1
References
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.373. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ a b Pausanias (1918). "20.7". Description of Greece. Vol. 6. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Μίδεια.
- ^ Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), 2.4.4.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "25.9". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Schol. ad Pind. Ol. 7.49.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "16.2". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "27.1". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "25.9". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mideia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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