Thessaliotis ( grc, Θεσσαλιῶτις) was one of the four districts into which

ancient Thessaly Thessaly or Thessalia ( Attic Greek: , ''Thessalía'' or , ''Thettalía'') was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribe ...

was divided. The others were Pelasgiotis, Histiaeotis, and

Phthiotis Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is borde ...

. Thessaliotis corresponded to the central plain of Thessaly and the upper course of the river Peneius, so called from its having been first occupied by the Thessalian conquerors from

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. Its major towns were:

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(the most important), Peirasia, Phyllus,

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, Cierium, Euhydrium, and Thetidium.

References

Historical regions in Greece Geography of ancient Thessaly {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub