Thessalian League
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The Thessalian League was a loose confederacy of feudal-like city-states and tribes in the Thessalian valley in Northern Greece
and was run by a few aristocratic Thessalian families (Aleuadae
and Skopadae). The seat of the Thessalian diet was Larissa
.
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and was run by a few aristocratic Thessalian families (Aleuadae
Aleuadae
The Aleuadae were an ancient Thessalian family of Larissa who claimed descent from the mythical Aleuas. The Aleuadae were the noblest and most powerful among all the families of Thessaly, whence Herodotus calls its members "rulers" or "kings" .-Aleuas:The first Aleuas, who bore the epithet of...
and Skopadae). The seat of the Thessalian diet was Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
.