Herakleion (Pieria)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Heraklion (disambiguation).

Map of Macedon

Herakleion was an ancient city of south coastal Pieria between Phila and Leibethra. During Peloponnesian war it passed into Athenian control in the years 430/29,425/4 and 421 BC. After Athenian alliance with Perdiccas II in ~ 417-413 BC it became again city of Macedon.

References

The Athenian Tribute Lists by Benjamin D. Meritt
An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis By Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen
Two Studies in Ancient Macedonian Topography - Page 46 by Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos, Louiza D. Loukopoulou

CNN Transcript: Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Under Mediterranean

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.