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. Vol. 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. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  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.

37°42′16″N 26°56′39″E / 37.70458°N 26.94413°E / 37.70458; 26.94413


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