Hell. The Pagasetic Gulf in southeastern Thessaly was and is the only body of water suitable for harbours in region. 1. Mycenaean settlements have also been discovered in Thessaly unearthing, at the Kastron of Palaia Hill, in Volos, tablets bearing Mycenaean Greek inscriptions, written in Linear B. Thucyd. 3), and originally came from the Thesprotian Ephyra. 78, viii. ap.
At its greatest extent, ancient Thessaly was a wide area stretching from Mount Olympus to the north to the Spercheios Valley to the south.
-34, &c.) These nobles had vast estates cultivated by the Penestae; they were celebrated for their hospitality and lived in a princely manner ("hospitable, magnificent, the Thessalian way" Xenoph. Under the guidance of leaders, who are said to have been descendants of Heracles, they invaded the western part of the country afterwards called Thessaly, and drove out or reduced to the condition of Penestae, or bondsmen, the ancient Aeolian inhabitants.For some time after the conquest, Thessaly seems to have been governed by kings of the race of Heracleidae, who may however have been only the heads of the great aristocratic families, invested with the supreme power for a certain time.
At this time, the Aleuadae and the Scopadae had lost much of their ancient influence. The river was also known as the Europos. Hell. ii. Thessaly is a geographically diverse region, consisting of broad central plains surrounded by mountains.
xiv. The Greek army that guarded the Vale of Tempe, evacuated the road before the enemy arrived. Strictly speaking, Thessaly refers primarily to the central plains inhabited by the Thessalians in antiquity.
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Harpocrat. Mycenaean settlements have also been discovered in Thessaly unearthing, at the Kastron of Palaia Hill, in Volos, tablets bearing Mycenaean Greek inscriptions, written in Linear B.In mythology, Thessaly was homeland of the heroes Achilles and Jason, as well of mythological creatures and peoples, Centaurs, Lapiths, Phlegyans and Myrmidons. i. p. 438), that the election of a In the summer of 480 BC, during the Second Persian invasion of Greece, the Persians invaded Thessaly. 3,; Aristot. This article is about the men's team.
§ 4 ; ^Diod. Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía or Θετταλία, Thettalía [1]) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece.During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes of Greece, the Aeolians, and their dialect of Greek…
vi. Hell. The plains were divided in antiquity into four administrative regions called tetrads: Pelasgiotis, Phthiotis, Thessaliotis, and Histiaeotis. At Pherae, a tyranny, probably arising from a democracy, was established by Lycophron, who opposed the great aristocratical families and aimed at the dominion of all Thessaly. Larisa was a nymph from Thessaly.She was described by Pausanias as a daughter of Pelasgus, son of Triopas, king of Argos. The different cities administered their own affairs independently of one another, though the smaller towns seem to have frequently "been under the influence of the more important ones (Xenoph. 6.Aristot.
At this time, the Aleuadae and the Scopadae had lost much of their ancient influence. In Greek mythology the Thessalides were the Naiad-nymphs of the mighty river Peneus in Thessaly, northern Greece. ii. § 3), and they attracted to their courts many of the poets and artists of southern Greece. vi. 1. ii. The central plains consist of two basins, the Larisa basin and the Karditsa basin, drained by the Pineios River into the Vale of Tempe. (Compare Theocr. (See Thorax of Larissa, Thargelia (hetaera))However, the power of the aristocratical families seems to have continued with little diminution until towards the close of the Peloponnesian War, when decidedly democratic movements first begin to appear. Not much later, Thessaly surrendered and the Aleuadae joined the Persians. p. 430.
3. 78, viii. Alexander the Great's horse, Bucephalus, was originally from Pharsalos.
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p. 430. Homer's Iliad said that the Myrmidons were led by Achilles during the Trojan War.
xvi. In almost all the cities, the form of government was However, the power of the aristocratical families seems to have continued with little diminution until towards the close of the Peloponnesian War, when decidedly democratic movements first begin to appear. ix.
ii. At its greatest extent, ancient Thessaly was a wide area stretching from Strictly speaking, Thessaly refers primarily to the central plains inhabited by the Thessalians in antiquity. Pol. In almost all the cities, the form of government was aristocratical ("dynastic rule rather than isonomy", according to Thucyd. ii. § 8). The story goes that he was supposed inherit Thessaly, but his uncle Pelias killed the king; when Jason arrived, Pelias sent him to go fetch the Golden Fleece to prove his claim to the throne. s. v. Tetrarchy: Strab. ix. The surrounding mountainous regions, however, were less suitable for agriculture and relied more heavily on pastoralism.Thessaly was home to extensive Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures around 6000 BC–2500 BC (see Cardium Pottery, Dimini and Sesklo). In Greek mythology, Thessaly was the homeland of the heroes Achilles, Jason, and of course, the legendary tribe of Myrmidons. The different cities administered their own affairs independently of one another, though the smaller towns seem to have frequently "been under the influence of the more important ones (Xenoph. vi. According to Greek myths, they were created by Zeus from a colony of ants and therefore took their name from the Greek word for ant, myrmex.
The plains were divided in antiquity into four administrative regions called tetrads: The Thessalian plains were ideally suited for cultivating grains and cereals, and were known in antiquity for horse-rearing. 1. § 8). The latter object was accomplished by Jason of Pherae, the successor, and probably the son, of Lycophron, who effected an alliance with Polydamas of Pharsalus and caused himself to be elected s. v. Tetrarchy: Strab. For some time after the conquest, Thessaly seems to have been governed by kings of the race of However, Thessaly was hardly ever united under one government. 82.)