Anthene (Cynuria)

Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη),[1] or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα),[2] or Athene (Ἀθήνη),[3] was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.[1][4]

Hill containing the remnants of Anthene

Its site is tentatively located near the modern Mt. Zavitsa and Kato Doliana.[5][6]

See also

• Archaeological Museum of Astros
• Thyrea

References

1. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 5.41.
2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
3. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.38.6.
4. Harpocr. s.v.
5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
6. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

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