Idomenae

Idomenae or Idomenai (Ancient Greek: Ἰδομεναί, possibly from Ἰδομενεύς - Idomeneus^[1]), also known as Idomene (Ἰδομένη),^[2] or Eidomenae or Eidomenai,^[3] or Idomenia,^[4] was a town of ancient Macedonia. The Tabula Peutingeriana places Idomenae between Stena and Tauriana; 12 m.p. from Stena, which in modern units is about 11 miles (18 km).^[5]

Sitalces, king of Thrace, on his route from Thrace to Macedonia, crossed Mount Cercine, leaving the Paeones on his right, and the Sinti and Maedi on his left, and descended upon the long river Axius at Idomenae.^[6] Sitalces and his troops destroyed Idomenae in 429 B.C.^[7]

It is described by Ptolemy as being within the province of Emathia,^[2] and was near Doberus, next to which it is named by Hierocles among the towns of Consular Macedonia under the Byzantine Empire. Idomenae is documented from the 5th century BCE.^[3]

It is now an archaeological site located near the village of Marvinci, in the Valandovo municipality of modern-day North Macedonia.^[8][9]

Archaeology

At its beginning, Idomenae was about 5,000 km² big.^{[citation needed]} An acropolis with defensive walls was built, a pottery building was also built, and so were other buildings.^{[citation needed]} The people in this town traded a lot with the Asia Minor, which is evidenced by the facts that much of the material found on pottery here was used in graves in Asia Minor.^{[citation needed]} There are also many amphoras from the islands of Thassos and Rhodes.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Ἰδομενεύς, Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, on Perseus
2. Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.13.39.
3. Lohmann, Hans. "Idomenae". Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
4. Peut. Tab.
5. "Idomenia", OmnesViae: Roman Routeplanner; a reconstruction of an antique Roman map with internet technology. Accessed 23 Feb 2023.
6. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.98.
7. Blaževska, Silvana and Pavlovski, Goce. "The Recent Discoveries at Gloska Cuka, R. of Macedonia", Bollettino di Archeologia, Poster Session 4, p. 13 (2010).
8. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
9. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Idomene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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