Aegae (Euboea)

This article is about the ancient city in Euboea. For other uses, see Aigai.

Aegae (Ancient Greek: Αἰγαί Aigai) was an ancient town on the west coast of the island of Euboea, opposite the mainland city of Anthedon. The geographer Strabo records a sanctuary of Aegean Poseidon on a mountain nearby.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Strabo 9.2.14 and 8.7.4.


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