Ouranopolis
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Ouranopolis (Greek: Οὐρανόπολις) was an ancient city in Chalcidice founded by Cassander and his brother Alexarchus in the late 4th century BC.[1] The modern city is called Ouranoupoli on the northern Athos peninsula.
[edit] References
- ^ Tarn, p. 12. "Unmistakeable, though not Seleucid, is Ouranopolis in Pamphylia; it was a colony from Ouranopolis in Chalcidice, the city founded by Cassander's brother Alexarchus."
[edit] Sources
- Tarn, William Woodthorpe. The Greeks in Bactria & India, 1950.
