Xylopolis
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Xylopolis () was a town of
Mygdonia Mygdonia (; ) was an ancient territory, part of ancient Thrace, later conquered by Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon, which comprised the plains around Therma (Thessalonica) together with the valleys of Klisali and Besikia, including the ar ...
in
ancient Macedonia Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal ...
, whose inhabitants, the ''Xylopolitae'', are mentioned by
Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 79), known in English as Pliny the Elder ( ), was a Roman Empire, Roman author, Natural history, naturalist, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the Roman emperor, emperor Vesp ...
. The site of Xylopolis is unlocated, but a location near Krestonis is suggested.


References

Populated places in ancient Macedonia Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns Geography of ancient Mygdonia {{ancientMygdonia-geo-stub