37°22′2.5813″N 22°47′6.1094″E / 37.367383694°N 22.785030389°E / 37.367383694; 22.785030389

Hill containing the remnants of Anthene

Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη),[1] or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα),[2] or Athene (Ἀθήνη),[3] was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 5.41.
  2. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ↑ Pausanias (1918). "38.6". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  4. ↑ Harpocr. s.v.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Anthene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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