Pelasgiotis ( Ancient Greek : Πελασγιῶτις , romanized : Pelasgiōtis ) was an elongated district of ancient Thessaly , extending from the Vale of Tempe in the north to the city of Pherae in the south. The Pelasgiotis included the following localities: Argos Pelasgikon , Argyra , Armenium , Atrax , Crannon , Cynoscephalae , Elateia , Gyrton , Mopsion , Larissa , Kondaia , Onchestos river and town, Phayttos , Pherae , Scotussa , and Sykourion . The demonym of the district's inhabitants is Pelasgiotae or Pelasgiotes (Πελασγιῶται, Pelasgiōtai ).
11-569: Along with Achaea Phthiotis , Thessaliotis and Histiaeotis , the Pelasgiotis comprised the Thessalian tetrarchy , governed by a tagus , when occasion required. The territory is mentioned by Strabo but not by Herodotus , who seems to include it in the district of Thessaliotis. In epigraphy, Pelasgiotes are mentioned among other Thessalian ambassadors in Athens c. 353 BC . A fragment of
22-536: A celebrated temple of Athena , whose worship, under the name of the Itonian Athena, was carried by the Boeotians , when they were expelled from Thessaly, into the country named after them . Iton's location is tentatively placed at the hill named Magoula Zirilia (or Zerelia) within the community of Platanos (Πλάτανος) in the municipality of Almyros . [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
33-567: A marble stele at Larissa records that on request of the Roman consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus , son of Quintus, "friend and benefactor of our country [ ethnei hēmōn ]" in return for services rendered by him, his family and the Roman Senate and People , the Thessalian League decreed to send 43,000 coffers of wheat to Rome , to be taxed from different regions under the league. The Pelasgiotes and
44-786: The Lamian War . In the 3rd century BC it became a member of the Aetolian League , until declared free and autonomous by the Roman Republic in 196 BC, following the Second Macedonian War , and re-incorporated into Thessaly. Phthiotis was inhabited by the Phthiotic Achaeans ( Ἀχαιοὶ Φθιῶται ), under which name they are usually mentioned as members of the Delphic Amphictyony. This district, according to Strabo , included
55-473: The 1st century BC, several winner athletes are described as "Thessalian from Larissa of Pelasgis" ( Θεσσαλὸς ἀπὸ Λαρίσης τῆς Πελασγίδος , Thessalos apo Larisēs tēs Pelasgidos ). The 3rd-century BC funerary epigram for Erilaos of Kalchedon mentions also Λάρισα τᾶι Πελασγίδι , Larisa tai Pelasgidi . Achaea Phthiotis Achaea Phthiotis ( Ancient Greek : Ἀχαΐα Φθιῶτις , lit. ' Achaea of Phthia ') or simply Phthiotis ( Φθιῶτις )
66-656: The Phthiotes are to provide 32,000 while the Histiaeotes and Thessaliotes must provide the remaining 11,000, with 25% going to the army, all in different months. The regional and ethnic toponym is a reminiscent Pelasgian element from the Thessalian past. As in other parts of Thessaly, Aeolic Greek inscriptions are attested and after 2nd century BC, Koine Greek . During the Thessalian Games at Larissa to Zeus Eleuthereus in
77-408: The modern prefecture of Phthiotis . The Phthiotis Prefecture however lies to the south of the historical region and does not include it. Historical Phthiotis is today part of Magnesia Prefecture . Iton (Thessaly) 39°09′53″N 22°42′40″E / 39.164654°N 22.71106°E / 39.164654; 22.71106 Iton ( Ancient Greek : Ἴτων ) or Itonus or Itonos (Ἴτωνος)
88-514: The southern part of Thessaly, extending from the Maliac Gulf on the east, to Dolopia and Mount Pindus on the west, and stretching as far north as Pharsalus and the Thessalian plain . Phthiotis derived its name from the Homeric Phthia ( Φθίη ), which appears to have included in the heroic times not only Hellas and Dolopia, which is expressly called the furthest part of Phthia, but also
99-526: The southern portion of the Thessalian plain, since it is probable that Phthia was also the ancient name of Pharsalus. The cities of Phthiotis were: Amphanaeum or Amphanae , on the promontory Pyrrha and on the Pagasaean Gulf ; Phthiotic Thebes , Eretria , Phylace , Iton , Halus , Pteleum , Antron , Larissa Cremaste , Proerna , Pras , Narthacium , Thaumaci , Melitaea , Coroneia , Xyniae , Lamia , Phalara , and Echinus . It has given its name to
110-525: Was a historical region of Thessaly , in ancient Greece . It lay in southeastern Thessaly, between Mount Othrys and the northern shore of the Pagasetic Gulf . Inhabited by perioikoi , it was originally formally not a part of Thessaly proper but a Thessalian dependency, and had a seat of its own in the Delphic Amphictyony . From 363 BC it came under Boeotian control, but split away during
121-563: Was a town of Phthiotis in ancient Thessaly , mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad and called by him "mother of flocks." The town was situated 60 stadia from Alus , upon the river Cuarius or Coralius, and above the Crocian plain . In Greek mythology it was the city where, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus , the battle took place between Heracles and Cycbys . Iton had
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