Alopeconnesus

Alopeconnesus or Alopekonnesos (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωπεκόννησος, "fox island") was an

ancient Greek[1] city located on the western coast of ancient Thrace, located in the region
of the Thracian Chersonesus. It was an Aeolian colony, and was believed to have derived its
name from the fact that the settlers were directed by an oracle to establish the colony,
where they should first meet a fox with its cub.[2][3][4] In the time of the Macedonian
ascendancy, it was allied with, and under the protection of Athens.[5] Coinage of
Alopeconnesus have survived.[6]

The Platonic philosopher, Menaechmus (Ancient Greek: Μάναιχμος) was from Alopeconnesus
or Prokonnesos.[7]

Its site has been located on Anafarta Liman.[8][9]

See also

Greek colonies in Thrace

References

1. An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis
Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen,2005,Index
 2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.

3. Scymnus, 29; Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 31.16.

4. Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. 2.2.

5. Demosthenes, de Coron. p. 256c. Aristocr. p. 675.

6. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/thrace/alopeconnesus/i.html

7. Suda Encyclopedia, § mu.140 (https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/mu/140)

8. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton
University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying.

9. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/32295.html) .

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