Phyllus or Phylos (Ancient Greek: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly.[1] Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius.[1] Statius calls this city Phylli.[2] The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.[3]

Phyllos
Φύλλος
The tell (magoula) of Paliambela, the site of ancient Phyllos
Phyllus is located in Greece
Phyllus
Shown within Greece
LocationFyllo, Palamas
RegionKarditsa (regional unit), Greece
Coordinates39°24′42″N 22°11′04″E / 39.41174745121957°N 22.18454394926858°E / 39.41174745121957; 22.18454394926858
TypeAncient city
History
FoundedMycenaean period
AbandonedHellenistic period
CulturesAncient Greece
Site notes
ArchaeologistsJean-Claude Decourt

The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 9.5.14. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ^ Stat. Theb. 4.45.
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  4. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. ^ Nikolaou, Elsa. "Φύλλος". Αρχαιολογικός Άτλας Θεσσαλίας. The Institute for Thessalian Archaeological Studies. Retrieved 2021-01-08.