Ancient region in the Peloponnese and a coastal town in ancient Paphlagonia
Aegialus or Aigialos (Ancient Greek: Αἰγιαλός), meaning "Coast-Land"[1], refers to two ancient locations:
- A region in the northern Peloponnese, where Aegium is one of the main Achaean cities. The region later became known as Achaia.
- A coastal town in ancient Paphlagonia, located near Karaağaç Limanı, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3][4]
Both locations are mentioned by Homer in Book 2 of the Iliad, with the first being an Achaean ally in line 575[5] and the second a Trojan alley in line 855[6].
References
[edit]- ^ "Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary, Αἰγιαλός". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 86, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Roller, Duane W., ed. (2018), "Central and Northern Anatolia", A Historical and Topographical Guide to the Geography of Strabo, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 685–740, ISBN 978-1-107-18065-9, retrieved 2025-07-22
- ^ "Homer, The Iliad, Scroll 2, line 560". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.855.
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