Boline, Achaea
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Bolina or Boline (Βολίνη) was an ancient city in ancient Achaea
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According to Pausanias
it was founded next to the ancient city of Argyra
and cape Drepanum
next to the Bolinaios river. When he visited, the city was ruined in 278 BC
. The name originates from the nymph Bolina
in which she left from Apollo
and her romance which fell into the sea and drowned, though Apollo was immortal.
In Boline refuged the Patreans
after the tie with the battle of Callius. Its name originates from the nymph Bolina
.
The location of the ancient city is between Drepano
and Rodini.
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
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According to Pausanias
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
it was founded next to the ancient city of Argyra
Argyra
Argyra is a genus of fly in the family Dolichopodidae.-Species:*Argyra abdominalis *Argyra albicans Loew, 1861*Argyra albicoxa Van Duzee, 1925*Argyra albiventris Loew, 1864*Argyra aldrichi Johnson, 1904...
and cape Drepanum
Drepano, Achaea
Drepano, is a village in the municipality of Patras, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 388 for the village and sits at 1,000 m above sea level...
next to the Bolinaios river. When he visited, the city was ruined in 278 BC
278 BC
Year 278 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Luscinus and Papus...
. The name originates from the nymph Bolina
Bolina
In Greek mythology, Bolina or Boline was a nymph.According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo, and when he attempted to approach her, Bolina fled from him and threw herself into the sea to escape his advances...
in which she left from Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
and her romance which fell into the sea and drowned, though Apollo was immortal.
In Boline refuged the Patreans
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
after the tie with the battle of Callius. Its name originates from the nymph Bolina
Bolina
In Greek mythology, Bolina or Boline was a nymph.According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo, and when he attempted to approach her, Bolina fled from him and threw herself into the sea to escape his advances...
.
The location of the ancient city is between Drepano
Drepano, Achaea
Drepano, is a village in the municipality of Patras, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 388 for the village and sits at 1,000 m above sea level...
and Rodini.