Pandosia (Bruttium)
Pandosia (
History
According to Strabo it was believed to have been the capital of the
There was great difficulty in determining its position. It is described as a strong fortress, situated on a hill, which had three peaks, whence it was called, in the oracle Πανδοσία τρικόλωνος[10] In addition to the vague statements of Strabo and Livy above cited, it is enumerated by Scymnus Chius between Crotona and Thurii. But it was clearly an inland town, and stood in the mountains between Consentia and Thurii. The river Acheron was evidently an inconsiderable stream, the name of which is not mentioned on any other occasion, and which, therefore, cannot be identified.
Much confusion has arisen between the Bruttian Pandosia and a town of the same name in Lucania; and some writers have even considered this last as the place where Alexander perished.[11] It is true that Theopompus,[12] in speaking of that event, described Pandosia as a city of the Lucanians, but this is a very natural error, as it was, in fact, near the boundaries of the two nations,[13] and the passages of Livy[14] and Strabo can leave no doubt that it was really situated in the land of the Bruttians.
See also
References
- ^ Livy 1926, 8.24.5.
- ^ a b Strabo 1924, 6.1.5.
- ^ Pleiades 2012.
- ^ Orosius 2010, p. 123.
- ^ Scyl. p. 4. § 12; Scymn. Ch. 326.
- ^ Euseb. Arm. Chron. p. 99.
- ^ Strab. vi. p. 256 ; Livy viii. 24 ; Justin, xii. 2; Plin. iii. 11. s. 15.
- ^ xxix. 38
- ^ Strab. l. c.
- ^ Strab, l. c.
- ^ Romanelli, vol. i. pp. 261–263
- ^ ap. Plin. iii. 11. s. 15
- ^ Liv. viii. 24
- ^ xxix. 38
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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Primary sources
- ISBN 978-0-674-99210-8.
- ISBN 978-1-846-31239-7.
- ISBN 978-0-674-99201-6.
Secondary sources
- "Places: 456108 (Pandosia)". Pleiades. 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.