Metropolis (Troad)

Metropolis (Ancient Greek: Μητρόπολις) was a town on the Propontis in the ancient Troad. It is known only from epigraphic testimony documenting a tribute decree of Athens of the year 422/1 BCE, where Metropolis, within the district of the Hellespont, had to pay a phoros of a talent.[1] From this evidence it can be deduced that Metropolis was part of Delian League.[2]

Its exact location is unknown but the epigraphic evidence indicates that it should be close to the city of Priapus.[2]

References

  1. ^ IG I³ 77,IV 8-9.
  2. ^ a b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 988. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.


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