Kalindoia
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Kalindoia was an ancient Bottiaean city in Mygdonia (modern Thessaloniki Prefecture
, Kalamoto village).
Kalindoia is first reported in the Athenian-Bottiaean alliance of 422 BC and later in the Epidaurian list of Theorodokoi
of 360/59 BC. The name of Theodorokos was Pausanias, possibly the same as Pausanias, the pretender to the Macedonian throne in 368 and 360 BC. It was refounded as a Macedon
ian city in the late 4th c.BC. A dedicatory inscription to Apollo
was found at Toumbes Kalamotou; it records a list of priests of Asclepius
(archpriest Agathanor
) who had fulfilled their duties from the time when King Alexander gave Kalindoia to Makedones
. Priests of Asclepius were frequently eponymous officials (archon
tes) in Macedon.
Thessaloniki Prefecture
Thessaloniki is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Thessaloniki. It is the second most populous regional unit in Greece, behind Central Athens.-Geography:...
, Kalamoto village).
Kalindoia is first reported in the Athenian-Bottiaean alliance of 422 BC and later in the Epidaurian list of Theorodokoi
Theorodokoi
Theorodokoi in Ancient Greece were sacred envoy-receivers, whose duty was to host and assist the Theoroi "viewers" before Panhellenic Games and Festivals...
of 360/59 BC. The name of Theodorokos was Pausanias, possibly the same as Pausanias, the pretender to the Macedonian throne in 368 and 360 BC. It was refounded as a 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....
ian city in the late 4th c.BC. A dedicatory inscription to Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
was found at Toumbes Kalamotou; it records a list of priests of Asclepius
Asclepius
Asclepius is the God of Medicine and Healing in ancient Greek religion. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters are Hygieia , Iaso , Aceso , Aglæa/Ægle , and Panacea...
(archpriest Agathanor
Agathanor
*Agathanor son of Agathon was the Macedonian archpriest of Asclepius, mentioned in the decree of Kalindoia.*Agathanor son of Thrasycles from Beroea, was also a Macedonian priest of Apollo, Asclepius and Hygieia.-References:*...
) who had fulfilled their duties from the time when King Alexander gave Kalindoia to Makedones
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....
. Priests of Asclepius were frequently eponymous officials (archon
Archon
Archon is a Greek word that means "ruler" or "lord", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem ἀρχ-, meaning "to rule", derived from the same root as monarch, hierarchy, and anarchy.- Ancient Greece :In ancient Greece the...
tes) in Macedon.