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| ⚫ | '''Eutresis''' ({{lang-grc|Εὔτρησις}}) was a town of [[ancient Boeotia]], mentioned by [[Homer]] in the [[Catalogue of Ships]] in the ''[[Iliad]]'',<ref>{{Cite Iliad|2.502}}</ref> and said to have been the residence of [[Amphion and Zethus]] before they ruled over [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]].<ref>Eustath. ''ad loc.''; {{Cite Strabo|ix. p.411}}</ref> In the time of [[Strabo]] it was a village in the territory of [[Thespiae]]. [[Stephanus of Byzantium]] places it on the road from Thespiae to [[Plataea]];<ref name=Stephanus>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.''}}</ref> but [[William Martin Leake]] conjectures that there is an error in the text, and that for Θεσπιῶν (Thespiae) we ought to read Θισβῶν ([[Thisbe]]), since there is only one spot in the ten miles between Plataea and Thespiae where any town is likely to have stood, and that was occupied by [[Leuctra]]. We learn from Stephanus that Eutresis possessed a celebrated temple and oracle of [[Apollo]], who was hence surnamed Eutresites.<ref name=Stephanus/> The ''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'', in its description of the coast of Boeotia, speaks of ὁ λιμὴν Εὔτρητος καὶ τεῖχος τῶν Βοιωτῶν. |
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| ⚫ | '''Eutresis''' ({{lang-grc|Εὔτρησις}}) was a town of [[ancient Boeotia]], mentioned by [[Homer]] in the [[Catalogue of Ships]] in the ''[[Iliad]]'',<ref>{{Cite Iliad|2.502}}</ref> and said to have been the residence of [[Amphion and Zethus]] before they ruled over [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]].<ref>Eustath. ''ad loc.''; {{Cite Strabo|ix. p.411}}</ref> In the time of [[Strabo]] it was a village in the territory of [[Thespiae]]. [[Stephanus of Byzantium]] places it on the road from Thespiae to [[Plataea]];<ref name=Stephanus>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.''}}</ref> but [[William Martin Leake]] conjectures that there is an error in the text, and that for Θεσπιῶν (Thespiae) we ought to read Θισβῶν ([[Thisbe]]), since there is only one spot in the ten miles between Plataea and Thespiae where any town is likely to have stood, and that was occupied by [[Leuctra]]. We learn from Stephanus that Eutresis possessed a celebrated temple and [[oracle]] of [[Apollo]], who was hence surnamed Eutresites.<ref name=Stephanus/> The ''[[Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax]]'', in its description of the coast of Boeotia, speaks of ὁ λιμὴν Εὔτρητος καὶ τεῖχος τῶν Βοιωτῶν. |
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| ⚫ | Its site is located near modern [[Arkopodi]],<ref>{{Cite Barrington|55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|29345}}</ref> about {{convert|2|km}} from [[Lefktra]] (site of ancient [[Leuctra]]).<ref>{{cite |
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| ⚫ | Its site is located near modern [[Arkopodi]],<ref>{{Cite Barrington|55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|29345}}</ref> about {{convert|2|km}} from [[Lefktra]] (site of ancient [[Leuctra]]).<ref>{{cite book|title=Estrabón, ''Geografía'' libros VIII-X|page= 290, n. 330|author=Juan José Torres Esbarranch|language=Spanish|place=Madrid|publisher=Gredos|year=2001|isbn= 84-249-2298-0}}</ref> Excavations have found some remains of [[Cyclopean walls]] of the [[Mycenaean civilization|Mycenaean period]]. The archeology shows that the place was abandoned in the last phase of the Mycenaean period and again populated from the 6th century BCE onwards.<ref>Homero, ''Ilíada'', edición de José García Blanco y Luis M. Macía Aparicio p.132, and accompanying note, Madrid: CSIC, 1991. {{in lang|es}}</ref> |
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In one of the Mycenaean clay tablets with inscriptions in [[Linear B]] script that were found in Thebes in 1995, the toponym Eutresis is written in the form "e-u-te-re-u". In the tablet (catalogued as TH Ft 140), Eutresis appears as the supplier of the largest quantity of oil in a series of locations that appear listed. According to the archaeologist [[Vassilis Aravantinos]], at that time, Eutresis should be the second largest town in the area controlled by the palace of Thebes, after the capital.<ref>Joachim Latacz, ''Troya y Homero'' pp.334-336, Barcelona: Destino (2003), {{ISBN|84-233-3487-2}}. {{in lang|es}}</ref> |
In one of the Mycenaean clay tablets with inscriptions in [[Linear B]] script that were found in Thebes in 1995, the toponym Eutresis is written in the form "e-u-te-re-u". In the tablet (catalogued as TH Ft 140), Eutresis appears as the supplier of the largest quantity of oil in a series of locations that appear listed. According to the archaeologist [[Vassilis Aravantinos]], at that time, Eutresis should be the second largest town in the area controlled by the palace of Thebes, after the capital.<ref>Joachim Latacz, ''Troya y Homero'' pp.334-336, Barcelona: Destino (2003), {{ISBN|84-233-3487-2}}. {{in lang|es}}</ref> |
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Εὔτρησις (in Ancient Greek) | |
 Ancient major settlements in Boeotia (Voiotia) | |
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| Location | Arkopodi |
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| Region | Boeotia |
| Coordinates | 38°16′09″N 23°12′17″E / 38.2692644°N 23.2048201°E |
| Type | Ancient walled settlement straddling the Thespion-Erythron Road |
| Part of | Republic of Greece |
Eutresis (Ancient Greek: Εὔτρησις) was a town of ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad,[1] and said to have been the residence of Amphion and Zethus before they ruled over Thebes.[2] In the time of Strabo it was a village in the territory of Thespiae. Stephanus of Byzantium places it on the road from Thespiae to Plataea;[3] but William Martin Leake conjectures that there is an error in the text, and that for Θεσπιῶν (Thespiae) we ought to read Θισβῶν (Thisbe), since there is only one spot in the ten miles between Plataea and Thespiae where any town is likely to have stood, and that was occupied by Leuctra. We learn from Stephanus that Eutresis possessed a celebrated temple and oracle of Apollo, who was hence surnamed Eutresites.[3] The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, in its description of the coast of Boeotia, speaks of ὁ λιμὴν Εὔτρητος καὶ τεῖχος τῶν Βοιωτῶν.
Its site is located near modern Arkopodi,[4][5] about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Lefktra (site of ancient Leuctra).[6] Excavations have found some remains of Cyclopean walls of the Mycenaean period. The archeology shows that the place was abandoned in the last phase of the Mycenaean period and again populated from the 6th century BCE onwards.[7]
In one of the Mycenaean clay tablets with inscriptions in Linear B script that were found in Thebes in 1995, the toponym Eutresis is written in the form "e-u-te-re-u". In the tablet (catalogued as TH Ft 140), Eutresis appears as the supplier of the largest quantity of oil in a series of locations that appear listed. According to the archaeologist Vassilis Aravantinos, at that time, Eutresis should be the second largest town in the area controlled by the palace of Thebes, after the capital.[8]
Attribution
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eutresis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
References
[edit]- ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.502.
- ^ Eustath. ad loc.; Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.411. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Juan José Torres Esbarranch (2001). Estrabón, Geografía libros VIII-X (in Spanish). Madrid: Gredos. p. 290, n. 330. ISBN 84-249-2298-0.
- ^ Homero, Ilíada, edición de José García Blanco y Luis M. Macía Aparicio p.132, and accompanying note, Madrid: CSIC, 1991. (in Spanish)
- ^ Joachim Latacz, Troya y Homero pp.334-336, Barcelona: Destino (2003), ISBN 84-233-3487-2. (in Spanish)
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