Aegila

Summary

Aegila or Aigila (Ancient Greek: τὰ Αἴγιλα or Αἴγιλα) was a town of ancient Laconia with a temple of Demeter.[1]

It site is tentatively located at Kionia Kournou.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "17.1". Description of Greece. Vol. 4. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aegila". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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