Asterion? (Thessaly) 13 Vlokhos - Αστέριον

Ἀστέριον - Asterion?, Homeric town, identified by Stephanos of Byzantium with Peiresiai, near Ermitsi Karditsa Thessaly
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Latitude: 39.422200
Longitude: 22.106100
Confidence: Low

Greek name: Ἀστέριον
Place ID: 395222UAst
Time period: ACHR
Region: Thessaly
Country: Greece
Department: Karditsa
Mod: Vlokhos

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Modern Description: A city on a rocky hill of white crystalline limestone, on the W bank of the Enipeus, S of Vlochos. Stephanos Byzantinos identified the city, which flourished in the 5th and 4th c., with Homeric Asterion, named for the brilliance of the white rock. Concentric walls of semipolygonal masonry surrounded the acropolis; they were strengthened by numerous towers and had two gates on the S side. (M. H. MCALLISTER)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterium
Wikidata ID: Q16489071
Trismegistos Geo: 33423
Manto: 9720466

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