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    Methone (Greek: Μεθώνη, Methṓnē), also called Thracian or Macedonian Methone to distinguish it from numerous other ancient Methones, was a city-state...
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  • Methone (Thessaly), a town in ancient Thessaly, Greece Methone (Thrace), a town in ancient Thrace, Greece Methoni, Pieria, the modern town nearby Meton...
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  • Thumbnail for Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II
    Mantias, still landed at Methone on the Macedonian coast, with 3,000 mercenary troops. Mantias now declined to leave Methone, so Argeus instead led the...
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  • Oeagrus (category Mythological kings of Thrace)
    places Oeagrus in Pieria, his father is given as King Pierus and the nymph Methone. He was described as "a Thracian wine-god, who was himself descended from...
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    Perga Sillyon Ityra Kelenderis Thrakios phoros (Θράκιος φόρος) Heraclion Methone Aeneia Bormiscus Dicaea Kalindoia Acanthus (Athos) Aphytis Dion (Athos)...
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  • In Greek mythology, Methone (Ancient Greek: Μεθώνη) was the name shared by four women: Methone, one of the Alcyonides, daughters of the giant Alcyoneus...
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  • Anactorium, near Vonitsa The port of Vathy in Samos The ancient city of Methone in southern Messenia "Εφορεία Εναλίων Αρχαιοτήτων" (in Greek). Hellenic...
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  • 350s BC (section Thrace)
    Philip II of Macedon takes and destroys Methone, a town which has belonged to Athens. During the siege of Methone, Philip loses an eye. Rome allies itself...
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    since Diodorus says that the battle took place while Philip besieged Methone, which Diodorus (at one point) places in 354 BC. However, Diodorus's chronology...
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    (Τέλλις) and Argileonis, and won his first laurels by leading the relief of Methone, which was besieged by the Athenians (431 BC). During the following year...
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    inter alia, from Platamonas (the ancient Heraklion), Aiginio, Ancient Methone, Ancient Pydna, Pigi Artemidos, Trimbina, Kitros (Louloudies) and Korinos...
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  • The Athenian fleet raids the Peloponnese and pilages the area around Methone. The town is saved through an intervention by the Spartan general Brasidas...
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    Epirus to the southwest, Illyria to the northwest, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia...
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  • him the grandfather of the musician Orpheus. His wife was known to be Methone, a nymph while others called her Pierus' sister. In the account of Antoninus...
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    king, Philip II, had rapidly strengthened and expanded his kingdom into Thrace and Chalkidiki on the northern coast of the Aegean Sea. He was aided in...
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    Dium. The second stage consolidated rule in Pieria and Bottiaea, captured Methone and Pella, and extended rule over Eordaea and Almopia. According to Hammond...
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  • Thraco-Macedonian (category Ancient Thrace)
    even the Late Roman era writer Stephanus places Methone of Pieria and Torone of Chalcidice, in Thrace. Thraco-Macedonian mythology Greek mythology of...
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  • Greco-Roman antiquity List of cities in ancient Epirus Greek cities in Thrace and Dacia Greek cities in Illyria Towns of ancient Greece List of cities...
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    in the times of Archelaos, the genealogies featuring Apollo, Pierus and Methone, Orpheus's tomb in Leibethra and the importance of this gesture as a part...
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    general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa captured the Greek city and naval port of Methone, loyal to Antony. The enormous popularity of Octavian with the legions...
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