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Tripolis Larisaia

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39°36′54″N 22°33′18″E / 39.615134°N 22.554874°E / 39.615134; 22.554874 Tripolis (Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις, lit. 'three cities') or Tripolis Larisaia (Τρίπολις Λαρισαῖα), also called Scaea (Τρίπολις Σκαιὰ), was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.

During the Third Macedonian War, the Romans under Publius Licinius camped here on the march to Larissa (171 BCE).

Its site is tentatively located near Platykampos.

See also

List of Ancient Greek cities

References

^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 42.55.6.
Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), p. 55.

External links

Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Tripolis"

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