Euripus (Acarnania)

Epirus in antiquity

Euripus or Euripos (Ancient Greek: Εὔριπος) was a town in ancient Acarnania.[1] It is known mainly through epigraphic evidence, including the appointment of theorodokoi of the place is mentioned towards the year 356/5 BCE to host theoroi of Epidaurus[2] and also in another entry dated in the period 331/0-313 BCE to receive the theoroi of Nemea.[3] It was a member of the Acarnanian League in the 3rd century BCE.[4] It is also mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax.

Its site is located near the modern Rouga.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen,2005,page 359
  2. ^ IG IV²,1 95,15.
  3. ^ SEG 36:331 A 28-30.
  4. ^ Αρχαιολογικόν Δελτίον 22 B.2.
  5. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 54, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  6. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

See also

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