Scandeia
Scandeia or Skandeia (
ancient Laconia. Scandeia was located on the coast and is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad.[1] Thucydides, in his account of the conquest of Cythera by Nicias, mentions Scandeia. Nicias sailed against the island with 60 triremes. Ten of them took Scandeia upon the coast (ἡ ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ πόλις, Σκάνδεια καλουμένη).[2]
Its site is located near the modern Palaiopoli.[3][4]
References
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 10.268.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.53-54.
- 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). "Cythera". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
36°13′18″N 23°03′28″E / 36.2218°N 23.0579°E
.jpg){kind=small} | This article about a location in Ancient Greece is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |