Zeleia
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Ζέλεια | |
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| Location | Balıkesir, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′13″N 27°35′42″E / 40.20361°N 27.59500°E / 40.20361; 27.59500 |
| Type | Town |
Ancient city
Zeleia (
Glaucus
.
Persian satraps held a council at Zeleia where they discussed how best to confront Alexander the Great.[4] It existed in the time of Strabo; but afterwards it disappears.[1]
Arthmios (
Persian Empire into Peloponnese.[5]
Nicagoras (Ancient Greek: Νικαγόρας) of Zeleia, was a tyrant of Zeleia.[6]
The site of ancient Zeleia is located near Sarıköy, Balıkesir, Turkey.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p.565, xiii. pp. 585, 587, 603. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.824, 4.103.
- Anabasis Alexandri1.13
- ^ Plutarch, Life of Themistocles, §6
- ^ Athenaeus, Deipnosophists, §7.288
- 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). "Zeleia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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