Tripolis (region of Thessaly)
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Tripolis was a district in ancient Perrhaebia
, Thessaly
, Greece
, containing the three cities of Azorus, Pythion
(Pythium), and Doliche
. (Livy
, xlii. 53.)
Perrhaebia
Perrhaebia was the northest district of ancient Thessaly, where the tribe of Perrhaebi lived. Major cities were: Pythion, Doliche, Azorus, Oloosson and Phallana the capital. Perrhaebia was part of Macedonia between 4th and 1st centuries BC....
, Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, containing the three cities of Azorus, Pythion
Pythion
Pythion or Pythium, was an ancient city of Perrhaebia in Thessaly, situated at the foot of Mount Olympus, and forming a Tripolis with the two neighbouring towns of Azorus and Doliche...
(Pythium), and Doliche
Doliche
Doliche can refer to several places in antiquity, including:Cities*Doliche, a city of Thessaly, Greece*Doliche, an ancient city of Asia Minor, near modern Gaziantep, TurkeyIslands...
. (Livy
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
, xlii. 53.)