Percote

Coordinates: 40°16′26″N 26°35′20″E / 40.273913°N 26.588806°E / 40.273913; 26.588806
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Percote or Perkote (

Antilochus, two natives from Percote were killed in the Trojan War by Diomedes and Ulysses.[1][2] The Meropidae (Amphius and Adrastus) instead lead a contingent from nearby Adrastea. A nephew of Priam, named Melanippus, son of Hicetaon
, herded cattle (oxen) at Percote, according to Homer.

It is mentioned by numerous ancient writers, including

Artaxerxes I of Persia had given to Themistocles the city of Percote with bedding for his house.[8] (see: Percale
)

It was a member of the Delian League.[9]

Percote was no longer in existence during the time of Strabo, and in his Geography he mentions that the exact location of Percote on the Hellespont shore is unknown. Strabo also claims that Percote was originally called Percope, and that it was part of the Troad.[10] The inhabitants of Percote (and neighboring places like Arisbe and Adrastea) were apparently neither Trojan or Dardanian, and the origins of the Meropidae and Hyrtacidae are unclear.

Its site is located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Umurbey, Asiatic Turkey.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.835, 11.229.
  2. ^ Bibliotheca classica: or, A classical dictionary, by John Dymock and Thomas Dymock, 1833.
  3. ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 5.117.
  4. ^ Arrian, Anab. 1.13.
  5. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.32.
  6. ^ 1.932.
  7. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  8. ^ Themistocles, Part II Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, by Plutarch
  9. ^ Athenian Tribute Lists
  10. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. p. 590. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  11. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9
    .
  12. ^ 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). "Percote". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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