Astypalaea (Samos)

Astypalaea or Astypalaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυπάλαια) was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Samos according to Stephanus of Byzantium,[1] said by others to be either the acropolis of the city of Samos,[2] or the name of half of the city.[3]

The town is presumably on the mountain of the same name which modern scholars have located on Samos.[4][5]

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
2. Polyaen. Strat. 1.23.2
3. Etymologicum Magnum
4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
5. 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). "Astypalaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.