Poseidium (Chalcidice)
Poseidium or Poseidion (Ancient Greek: Ποσείδιον) was a town of the Chalcidice in ancient Macedonia. It belonged to the Delian League since it appears in the tribute records of Athens of 422/1 BCE, where it belonged to the district of Thrace and had to pay a phoros of 1000 drachmas,[1][2]
Its exact location is unknown but it has been suggested that it could be related to the sanctuary of Poseidon that Herodotus mentions between the cities of Argilus and Stagira.[3] Another possibility is to locate it on a promontory located 4 km (2.5 mi) from Mende.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ IG I³ 77, V 32.
- ^ a b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thrace from Axios to Strymon". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 837-838. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.115.
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