Achaea Phthiotis

Map of the regions of ancient Central Greece

Achaea Phthiotis (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαΐα Φθιῶτις, "Achaea of Phthia") or simply Phthiotis (Φθιῶτις) was a historical region of ancient Greece.

It lay in southeasterrn Thessaly, between Mount Othrys and the northern shore of the Pagasetic Gulf.^[1] Inhabited by perioikoi, it was formally not a part of Thessaly proper but a Thessalian dependency, and had a seat of its own in the Delphic Amphictyony.^[1] From 363 BC it came under Boeotian control, but split away during the Lamian War.^[1] In the 3rd century BC it became a member of the Aetolian League, until declared free and autonomous by the Roman Republic in 196 BC, following the Second Macedonian War, and re-incorporated into Thessaly.^[1]

References

1. Kramolisch, Herwig. "Phthiotis". Brill’s New Pauly. Brill Online, 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.