Coordinates: 38°45′54″N 22°24′14″E / 38.7651°N 22.4038°E / 38.7651; 22.4038

Homilae

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38°45′54″N 22°24′14″E / 38.7651°N 22.4038°E / 38.7651; 22.4038 Homilae or Homilai (Ancient Greek: Ὅμιλαι) was a town in Oetaea in ancient Thessaly.[1] The town's name appears in an epigraph dated to 206/5 BCE as providing a hieromnemone to the Amphictyonic League on behalf of the Aetolians.[2] Its site is at the modern site of Kouvelo Kastro/Kastro Orias.[3][4]

References

  1. Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Thessalia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  2. "Syll 545 : Translation of inscription". attalus.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.