The geographer Strabo writes of two towns, Palaepharsalus and Pharsalus, existing in historical times. His statement that the Thetideion, the temple to Thetis south of Scotussa, was "near both the Pharsaloi, the Old and the New," seems to imply that Palaeopharsalus was not itself close by Pharsalus.[2] Although the battle of 48 BCE between Julius Caesar and Pompey is often called the Battle of Pharsalus by modern historians, four ancient writers – the author of the Bellum Alexandrinum,[3]Frontinus,[4]Eutropius,[5] and Orosius[6] – place it specifically at Palaepharsalus. In 198 BCE Philip V sacked Palaepharsalus but apparently spared Pharsalus itself.[7]
LocationEdit
John D. Morgan in his article “Palae-pharsalus – the Battle and the Town”,[8] discusses the various locations which have been proposed for the location of Palaepharsalus. He rules out the hill of Fatih-Dzami within the walls of Pharsalus itself, proposed by Kromayer (1903, 1931) and Gwatkin (1956), since the attack by Philip V did not affect the new town. He also shows that it is unlikely to have been at Palaiokastro, 19 miles north-west of Pharsalus, proposed by Béquignon, since the site was abandoned c. 500 BC.
A possibility, proposed by Holmes (1908) and Lucas (1921), is the hill of Khtouri (Ktouri, Koutouri), some 7 miles north-west of Pharsalus on the south bank of the Enipeus. However, Morgan believes it is more likely to have been the hill just east of the village of Krini (formerly Driskoli) very close to the ancient highway from Larisa to Pharsalus.[9] This site, which is some six miles (10km) north of Pharsalus, and three miles north of the river Enipeus, not only has remains dating back to neolithic times but also signs of habitation in the 1st century BC and later. The identification seems to be confirmed by the location of a place misspelled "Palfari" or "Falaphari" shown on a medieval route map of the Pharsalus-Larissa road just north of Pharsalus. This site also more closely matches the description of the battle of 48 BC (which is now held to have taken place north of the river Enipeus) as being close to Palaepharsalus.
palaepharsalus, 28748, 54271, 28748, 54271, palaipharsalos, ancient, greek, Παλαιοφάρσαλος, meaning, pharsalus, town, ancient, thessaly, from, which, town, moved, later, location, pharsalus, geographer, strabo, writes, towns, pharsalus, existing, historical, t. 39 17 15 N 22 32 34 E 39 28748 N 22 54271 E 39 28748 22 54271 Palaepharsalus or Palaipharsalos Ancient Greek Palaiofarsalos meaning Old Pharsalus was a town of ancient Thessaly from which the town moved to the later location of Pharsalus 1 The geographer Strabo writes of two towns Palaepharsalus and Pharsalus existing in historical times His statement that the Thetideion the temple to Thetis south of Scotussa was near both the Pharsaloi the Old and the New seems to imply that Palaeopharsalus was not itself close by Pharsalus 2 Although the battle of 48 BCE between Julius Caesar and Pompey is often called the Battle of Pharsalus by modern historians four ancient writers the author of the Bellum Alexandrinum 3 Frontinus 4 Eutropius 5 and Orosius 6 place it specifically at Palaepharsalus In 198 BCE Philip V sacked Palaepharsalus but apparently spared Pharsalus itself 7 Location EditJohn D Morgan in his article Palae pharsalus the Battle and the Town 8 discusses the various locations which have been proposed for the location of Palaepharsalus He rules out the hill of Fatih Dzami within the walls of Pharsalus itself proposed by Kromayer 1903 1931 and Gwatkin 1956 since the attack by Philip V did not affect the new town He also shows that it is unlikely to have been at Palaiokastro 19 miles north west of Pharsalus proposed by Bequignon since the site was abandoned c 500 BC A possibility proposed by Holmes 1908 and Lucas 1921 is the hill of Khtouri Ktouri Koutouri some 7 miles north west of Pharsalus on the south bank of the Enipeus However Morgan believes it is more likely to have been the hill just east of the village of Krini formerly Driskoli very close to the ancient highway from Larisa to Pharsalus 9 This site which is some six miles 10km north of Pharsalus and three miles north of the river Enipeus not only has remains dating back to neolithic times but also signs of habitation in the 1st century BC and later The identification seems to be confirmed by the location of a place misspelled Palfari or Falaphari shown on a medieval route map of the Pharsalus Larissa road just north of Pharsalus This site also more closely matches the description of the battle of 48 BC which is now held to have taken place north of the river Enipeus as being close to Palaepharsalus References Edit Livy Ab urbe condita Libri History of Rome Vol 32 13 Strabo Geographica Vol 9 5 6 Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon s edition Bellum Alexandrinum 48 1 Frontinus Strategemata 2 3 22 Eutropius 20 Orosius 6 15 27 Livy Ab urbe condita Libri History of Rome Vol 32 13 9 Palae pharsalus the Battle and the Town The American Journal of Archaeology Vol 87 No 1 Jan 1983 See Google maps 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 Palaepharsalus amp oldid 1166779912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
