Aegitium or Aigition (Αἱγἱτιον) was a town in

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, on the borders of

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, situated in the midst of mountains, about 80 stadia from the sea. Here, in the

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, the

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army under

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took the town in 426 BCE, but the inhabitants escaped to the nearby hills and continually harassed the Athenians, eventually forcing their withdrawal. The site of Aegitium is located near modern Aigitio.

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Populated places in ancient Aetolia Former populated places in Greece {{ancientAetolia-geo-stub