Elaea (Epirus)

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Elaea or Elaia (Greek: Ελαία), also Elaias Limen is an ancient harbor town at the mouth of the Acheron river of Epirus. The town is mentioned by both Scylax and Ptolemy. Thucydides calls the surrounding district Elaeatis (Greek: Ελαιατις) further evidencing the town.

[edit] References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Acheron", London, (1854)
• Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 54

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).