Trichonium

Trichonium or Trichonion (Ancient Greek: Τριχώνιον) was a town of ancient Aetolia, from which Lake Trichonis derived its name. William Martin Leake identified its location in the 19th century south of the lake at a place called Gavala (Gavalou). Strabo mentions Trichonium along with Stratus as situated in a fertile plain.[1][2][3] It was evidently a place of importance, and several natives of this town are mentioned in history.[4][5]

Its site is located near the modern Gavalou.[6][7]

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References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. x. p.450. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Polybius. The Histories. 5.7.
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  4. Polybius. The Histories. 4.3, 5.13, 17.10.
  5. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2.37.3.
  6. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  7. 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). "Trichonium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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