Achaea Phthiotis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Chris de Lisle, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Michael Heubel, Ryan Horne, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Richard Talbert
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History
Achaea Phthiotis was a historical region of ancient Greece. It was a dependent region of Thessalia until 363 BC, when it became independent in alliance with Boiotia. It was part of the Aetolian League from the 3rd century BC until 196 BC, when the Romans returned it to Thessalia.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540585
39.05279336, 22.5324060812
- Representative Locations:
- BAtlas Map Label Location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 930 meters.
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- Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
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- *Ekarra part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Antron(es) part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Dion/Orchomenos part of (physical/topographic) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Echinos part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Koroneia part of (physical/topographic) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Krokion Pedion part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Kypaira part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Larisa Kremaste/Pelasgia part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Meliteia part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Narthakion part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Phylake part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Proerna part of (physical/topographic) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Pteleon part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Thaumakoi part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Thebai Phthiotides part of (regional) Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
- Xyniai connection Achaea Phthiotis (unspecified date range)
region, map label location
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 C2 Achaea Phthiotis
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J. Fossey, J. Morin, Jeffrey Becker, Chris de Lisle, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Michael Heubel, Ryan Horne, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Talbert, and Richard Talbert, 'Achaea Phthiotis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540585> [accessed: 14 February 2026]
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