Olophyxus
40°19′50″N 24°11′26″E / 40.330422°N 24.190639°EOlophyxus or Olophyxos (
Cleonae, Acrothoum, Olophyxus and Dium had a heterogeneous population of bilingual barbarians formed by a few Chalcidians and, the rest, Pelasgians, Bisaltians, Crestonians and Edoni.[1][2][3] Strabo says that its primitive populace was composed of Pelasgians from Lemnos.[4] Pseudo Scylax writes that it was a Greek city.[5]
It was a member of the
Lacedaemonian Brasidas during his expedition in the Chalcidice in 424-423 BCE.[7] Bronze coins minted by Olophyxus from the mid-4th century BCE are preserved.[6]
The location of Olophyxus is tentatively identified with a site near the modern place called Akte.[8][9]
References
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.109, 5.35.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.22.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 33.1. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 7.33, 7.35. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pseudo Scylax, Periplous, §66
- ^ ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.109.
- 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). "Olophyxus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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