Delphinium (Boeotia)

Delphinium or Delphinion (Ancient Greek: Δελφίνιον) was a town of ancient Boeotia or of ancient Attica, the port-town of Oropus. Strabo, calls the harbour "sacred" and says it was opposite ancient Eretria in Euboea at a distance of 60 stadia; he places it at the beginning of Boeotia, 20 stadia from Oropus.[1] Thucydides writes that during the last part of the Peloponnesian War, the port was fortified by the Athenians.[2]

Its site is located near modern Kamaraki.[3][4]

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.403. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 8.38-40.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. 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). "Delphinium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.