Tritaea or Tritaia (Ancient Greek: Τριταία), also Tritea, was a town of ancient Phocis. During the Greco-Persian Wars, the army of Xerxes I burned the town in 480 BC. Strabo distinguishes it from the Achaean town of the same name.
Its location is unknown.
References
- Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.3.4.
- Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 8.33.
- Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 8.7.5. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tritaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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