Thria (Attica)
Thria (
Thriasian Plain (Θριάσιον πεδίον). When Attica was invaded from the west, the Thriasian Plain was the first to suffer from the ravages of the enemy.[1][2][3] A portion of the Eleusinian plain was also called the Rharian Plain (Ράριον), in ancient times, but its site is unknown.[4]
The territory of Thria appears to have been extended as far as the salt-springs Rheiti, since the temple of Aphrodite Phila is said to have been in Thria.[5] The site of Thria is located southeast of modern Aspropyrgos.[6][7]
References
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.395. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 9.7.
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 1.114, 2.19.
- Homeric Hymn to Artemis, 450.
- ^ Athen. 6.255c.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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