Pteleum (Ionia)
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Ancient city of Ionia
Pteleum or Pteleon (
Ancient Greek: Πτελεόν) was a fortress town in the territory of Erythrae, in Ionia.[1] Pliny the Elder mentions Pteleon, Helos, and Dorium as near Erythrae,[2] but those places are confused by Pliny with the Triphylian towns in Homer's Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[3]
Pteleum was a member of the
Athens at least between the years 450/49 and 430/29 BCE.[4]
Spartan ships along with others from Chios, attacked Pteleum, but failed to take it.[1]
Its location is near Karareis-Meli in İzmir Province, Turkey.[5]
References
- ^ a b Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, 8.24, 31
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.29.31.
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.594.
- ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Pteleum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
38°29′N 26°25′E / 38.483°N 26.417°E / 38.483; 26.417
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