Embatum

Town of ancient Ionia

Embatum or Embaton (Ancient Greek: τὸ Ἔμβατον) was a town of ancient Ionia, in the territory of Erythrae, mentioned by Theopompus in the eighth book of his Hellenica.^[1] It appears from Thucydides that it was on the coast.^[2]

Its site is located near the modern Agrilya, Asiatic Turkey.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.29.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Embatum". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.