Phyllus
Phyllus or Phylos (Ancient Greek: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly.[1] Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius.[1] Statius calls this city Phylli.[2] The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.[3]
Φύλλος | |
 The tell (magoula) of Paliambela, the site of ancient Phyllos | |
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| Location | Fyllo, Palamas |
|---|---|
| Region | Karditsa (regional unit), Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°24′42″N 22°11′04″E |
| Type | Ancient city |
| History | |
| Founded | Mycenaean period |
| Abandoned | Hellenistic period |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Jean-Claude Decourt |
The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.[4][5][6]
References
- Strabo. Geographica. 9.5.14. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- Stat. Theb. 4.45.
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
- Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- Nikolaou, Elsa. "Φύλλος". Αρχαιολογικός Άτλας Θεσσαλίας. The Institute for Thessalian Archaeological Studies. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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