Stratonicea (Chalcidice)

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Stratonicea (also Stratonikeia, Stratoniki, Stratonice) was an ancient city of Hellenistic foundation on the west coast of the Akte peninsula (now Mount Athos), a few km northwest of Cleonae; its site is at the modern village of Stratoni, Chalkidiki, Greece. Approximately 1 km distant are the ruins of Stageira, the birthplace of Aristotle. According Claudius Ptolemy, the city was located on the Singitic gulf.[1]

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  1. ↑ Claudius Ptolemy, Geography 3.2.19
Subdivisions of the municipality of Aristotelis
Municipal unit of Arnaia
Municipal unit of Panagia
Municipal unit of Stagira-Akanthos


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