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Leuctrum (Achaea)

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Leuctrum or Leuktron (Ancient Greek: Λεῦκτρον), was a deme (dependent township) of Rhypes, a city in Achaea, mentioned by the ancient geographer Strabo. One suggested location for it is the fortified hill of Agios Konstantinos southwest of modern Leontio, Achaia.

References

  1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 8.7.5. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. G.Z. Alexopoulou, Συμβολή στην αρρχαιολογία και τοπογραφία της Αζανίας (2009), 513


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