Aloros
Encyclopedia
Aloros was a town of Bottiaea
, Macedon
ia on the Thermaic Gulf
, at the mouth of Haliacmon
river near modern Kapsochori. The birthplace of Ptolemy
the regent and Pantauchus
the general of Alexander the Great. Not to be confused with the modern city Aloros in Pella Prefecture
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Bottiaea
Bottiaea was a geographical region of ancient Macedonia and an administrative district of the Macedonian Kingdom. It was previously inhabited by the Bottiaeans, a people of uncertain origin, later expelled by the Macedonians into Bottike...
, Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ia on the Thermaic Gulf
Thermaic Gulf
The Thermaic Gulf is a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of Thessaloniki, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki . It was named after the ancient town of Therma, which was situated on the northeast coast of the gulf...
, at the mouth of Haliacmon
Haliacmon
The Haliacmon is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of . Haliacmon is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, Aliákmon...
river near modern Kapsochori. The birthplace of Ptolemy
Ptolemy of Aloros
Ptolemy of Aloros , was sent by King Amyntas III of Macedon as an envoy to Athens c. 375-373 BC. After Amyntas' death, he began a liaison with his widow, Eurydice. In 368, he assassinated her son, his predecessor Alexander II in order to gain control of the throne. This caused a stir in the...
the regent and Pantauchus
Pantauchus
Pantauchus , was a Macedonian trierarch of Nearchus's fleet and general during the short reign of Demetrius Poliorcetes ....
the general of Alexander the Great. Not to be confused with the modern city Aloros in Pella Prefecture
Pella Prefecture
Pella is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia. The capital of Pella is Edessa....
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Demographics
| Historical populations | ||||||
| (Statistics, 1928-1991) | ||||||
| Year | Population | Change | Density | |||
| 1928 | 500 | |||||
| 1940 | 649 | |||||
| 1951 | 74 | |||||
| 1961 | 752 | |||||
| 1971 | 569 | |||||
| 1981 | 536 | |||||
| 1991 | 583 | |||||