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AERODROMIO (Settlement) KOZANI
It was named Aerodromio (= Airport) because it is located at the region of the Kozani airport.
APIDIA (Settlement) KOZANI
Lebaie. An ancient city in Upper Macedonia, and the residence of the early Macedonian
kings, mentioned only by Herodotus (viii. 137).
ELIMIA (Ancient area) KOZANI
Elimeia (Strab. vii. p. 326; Steph. B.) or Elimiotis (Arrian, Anab.
i. 7. § 5). A district to the SW. of Macedonia, bordering upon Eordaea and Pieria,
while it extended to the W. as far as the range of Pindus. It was watered by the
Haliacmon, and may be defined as comprehending the modern districts of Grevena,
Venja, and Tjersemba. It was occupied in early times by the Elimaei or Elimiots
(Elimiotai, Ptol. iii. 13. § 21; Strab. ix.; Steph. B.), but afterwards fell into
the hands of the Macedonian princes. (Thuc. ii. 99.) Though a mountainous and
barren tract, Elimeia must have been an important acquisition to the kings of
Macedonia, from its situation with regard to Thessaly and Epirus, as there were
several passages leading directly into those provinces from this division of the
kingdom. In the war which the Lacedaemonians waged against Olynthus, Derdas was
prince of this country. (Xen. Hell. v. 2. 38) It was finally included by the Romans
in the fourth division of Macedonia. (Liv. xlv. 30.)
This extract is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited May 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
ELIMIES (Ancient city) KOZANI
There was a town called Elimeia (Elimeia, Steph. B.; Eluma, Ptol. iii. 13. § 21),
where Perseus, in the second year of the war, B.C. 170, reviewed his forces. (Liv.
xliii. 21.) The site of this town is probably near Greveno, on the river Grevenitiko.
This extract is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited May 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
ELIMIA (Ancient area) KOZANI
Elimeia or Elimiotis (Elimiotis). A district of Macedonia, on the frontiers of Epirus and Thessaly, originally belonging to Illyria. Its inhabitants, the Elimaei, were Epirots.
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PALEOGRATSANO (Village) KOZANI
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PTOLEMAIDA (Municipality) KOZANI
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PTOLEMAIDA (Town) KOZANI
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In the following WebPages you can find an interactive map with all the monuments and museums of the Prefecture, with relevant information and photos.
EANI (Ancient city) KOZANI
City between Servia and Kozani on the N bank of the Haliakmon, in
the vicinity of Kaliani, which may echo the ancient name. Stephanos of Byzantium
called it a city of Macedonia, named after Aianos son of Elymos, king of the Tyrrhenoi
who immigrated to Macedonia, thus indicating that it belonged to Elimeia. Two
walled enclosures have been noted, one NW of the village of Kteni, the other W
of the village of Kaisaria; both have been identified as Aiane.
Kteni was chosen on the basis of inscriptions found there, especially
a dedication. The badly damaged relief represents Pluto and Kerberos. There is
also a funeral stele showing a man wearing the Macedonian kausia, poorly executed,
but possibly Hellenistic. On the other hand the walls at Kaisaria have been identified
with Aiane; one of several inscriptions found there mentions the city, and there
is some evidence of the cults of Zeus and Herakles. More recent discoveries, however,
suggest that the site is very close to Kaliani itself. No systematic excavation
has been done except for salvage of burial sites. Earlier finds were sent to Kozani,
but recently an archaeological collection has been established in Kaliani.
There are a number of burial sites in and around Kozani itself, still
within the territory of Elimeia, though there is as yet no evidence for the habitation
site, and no satisfactory evidence for giving a name to the place. Excavation
of a large cemetery in the town has yielded finds ranging from late Mycenaean
to Classical times: the 8th through the 5th c. are well represented in an assortment
of metal objects ranging from pins and ornaments to weapons, furniture, and much
funerary pottery. The finds are in the Kozani museum.
On a hill NE of Kozani is a shrine of Zeus Hypsistos.
P. A. Mackay, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Oct 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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