Peuma () or Peumata (Πεῦματα) was a

polis Polis (: poleis) means 'city' in Ancient Greek. The ancient word ''polis'' had socio-political connotations not possessed by modern usage. For example, Modern Greek πόλη (polē) is located within a (''khôra''), "country", which is a πατ ...

(city-state) of

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. It appears documented in an inscription at

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that records a border conflict among Peuma,

Melitaea ''Melitaea'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe (biology), tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank. As delimited ...

. Peuma is also cited as having a border dispute with Phyliadon also settled by neutral arbitration. Peuma minted bronze coins that have been preserved which have been dated with the inscription «ΠΕΥΜΑΤΙΩΝ». Its site is identified with remains located at the hilltop east of the village in the Municipality of Pharsala.

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