Phthiotis was inhabited by the Achaean Phthiotae (Ἀχαιοὶ Φθιῶται), under which name they are usually mentioned as members of the Amphictyonic League. This district, according to Strabo, included the southern part of Thessaly, extending from the Maliac Gulf on the east, to Dolopia and Mount Pindus on the west, and stretching as far north as Pharsalus and the Thessalian plains.[2] Phthiotis derived its name from the HomericPhthia (Φθίη),[3] which appears to have included in the heroic times not only Hellas and Dolopia, which is expressly called the furthest part of Phthia,[4] but also the southern portion of the Thessalian plain, since it is probable that Phthia was also the ancient name of Pharsalus. The cities of Phthiotis were: Amphanaeum or Amphanae, on the promontory Pyrrha and on the Pagasaean Gulf; Phthiotic Thebes, Eretria, Phylace, Iton, Halus, Pteleum, Antron, Larissa Cremaste, Proerna, Pras, Narthacium, Thaumaci, Melitaea, Coroneia, Xyniae, Lamia, Phalara, and Echinus.[5]
It has given its name to the modern prefecture of Phthiotis. The Phthiotis Prefecture however lies to the south of the historical region and does not include it. Historical Phthiotis is today part of Magnesia Prefecture.
References
^ abcdKramolisch, Herwig. "Phthiotis". Brill's New Pauly. Brill Online, 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
achaea, phthiotis, ancient, greek, Ἀχαΐα, Φθιῶτις, achaea, phthia, simply, phthiotis, Φθιῶτις, historical, region, ancient, thessaly, ancient, greece, regions, ancient, central, greece, southeastern, thessaly, between, mount, othrys, northern, shore, pagasetic. Achaea Phthiotis Ancient Greek Ἀxaia F8iῶtis Achaea of Phthia or simply Phthiotis F8iῶtis was a historical region of ancient Thessaly in ancient Greece Map of the regions of ancient Central Greece It lay in southeastern Thessaly between Mount Othrys and the northern shore of the Pagasetic Gulf 1 Inhabited by perioikoi it was originally formally not a part of Thessaly proper but a Thessalian dependency and had a seat of its own in the Delphic Amphictyony 1 From 363 BC it came under Boeotian control but split away during the Lamian War 1 In the 3rd century BC it became a member of the Aetolian League until declared free and autonomous by the Roman Republic in 196 BC following the Second Macedonian War and re incorporated into Thessaly 1 Phthiotis was inhabited by the Achaean Phthiotae Ἀxaioὶ F8iῶtai under which name they are usually mentioned as members of the Amphictyonic League This district according to Strabo included the southern part of Thessaly extending from the Maliac Gulf on the east to Dolopia and Mount Pindus on the west and stretching as far north as Pharsalus and the Thessalian plains 2 Phthiotis derived its name from the Homeric Phthia F8ih 3 which appears to have included in the heroic times not only Hellas and Dolopia which is expressly called the furthest part of Phthia 4 but also the southern portion of the Thessalian plain since it is probable that Phthia was also the ancient name of Pharsalus The cities of Phthiotis were Amphanaeum or Amphanae on the promontory Pyrrha and on the Pagasaean Gulf Phthiotic Thebes Eretria Phylace Iton Halus Pteleum Antron Larissa Cremaste Proerna Pras Narthacium Thaumaci Melitaea Coroneia Xyniae Lamia Phalara and Echinus 5 It has given its name to the modern prefecture of Phthiotis The Phthiotis Prefecture however lies to the south of the historical region and does not include it Historical Phthiotis is today part of Magnesia Prefecture References Edit a b c d Kramolisch Herwig Phthiotis Brill s New Pauly Brill Online 2015 Retrieved 14 February 2016 Strabo Geographica Vol ix p 430 Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon s edition Homer Iliad Vol 1 155 2 683 Homer Iliad Vol 9 484 Smith William ed 1854 1857 Thessaly Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography London John Murray This article about a location in ancient Thessaly is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Achaea Phthiotis amp oldid 1107776226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
