Pyrrha (Lesbos)
Pyrrha or Pyrra (
Lesbos, which had so narrow an entrance that it was called the Euripus of Pyrrha. It was situated at a distance of 80 stadia from Mytilene and 100 from Cape Malea.[1] In the Lesbian revolt the town sided with Mytilene, but was reconquered by Paches.[2][3] In Strabo's time the town no longer existed, but the suburbs and port were still inhabited. Pliny the Elder reports that Pyrrha had been swallowed up by the sea.[4]
The site of Pyrrha is located near modern Megale Limne.[5][6]
References
- ^ Athen. 3.88; Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiii. p. 617. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.18, 3.25, 3.35.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.39.
- 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). "Pyrrha". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.