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Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía or Θετταλία, Thettalía [1]) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece.During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes of Greece, the Aeolians, and their dialect of Greek, Aeolic.
Aeniania (Greek: Αἰνιανία) or Ainis (Greek: Αἰνίς) was a small district to the south of Thessaly (which it was sometimes considered part of). [2] The regions of Aeniania and Oetaea were closely linked, both occupying the valley of the Spercheios river, with Aeniania occupying the lower ground to the north, and Oetaea the higher ground south of the river.
Thessaly (/ ˈ θ ɛ s ə l i / THESS-ə-lee; Greek: Θεσσαλία, romanized: Thessalía [θesaˈli.a]; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalía) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.
The plain was extremely fertile, and up until the early 20th century the area was a breadbasket for Greece. The existence of the plain also made Thessaly one of the few areas in ancient Greece that could field large numbers of cavalry; the Thessalian cavalry was an important component in the Ancient Macedonian army of Philip II and Alexander ...
[20] [21] Despite continued raids by the Bulgarians and Saracen pirates—Demetrias was sacked by Damian of Tarsus in 902 and Thessaly and much of Central Greece devastated by Bulgarian raids in 918 and 923–926 [22] —Thessaly, and Greece in general, recovered gradually after Byzantine control was firmly re-established, and there are signs ...
Map showing ancient Thessaly. Metropolis is shown in the west centre south of Ithome. Metropolis (Ancient Greek: Μητρόπολις) was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of Histiaeotis (or of Thessaliotis) in ancient Thessaly, described by Stephanus of Byzantium [2] as a town in Upper Thessaly.
Map showing ancient Thessaly. Tricca is shown to the centre left. Tricca or Trikka (Ancient Greek: Τρίκκη or Τρίκκα) was a city and polis (city-state) [1] of ancient Thessaly in the district Histiaeotis, standing upon the left bank of the Peneius, and near a small stream called Lethaeus. [2]
Map of the regions of ancient Central Greece. Achaea Phthiotis (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαΐα Φθιῶτις, lit. 'Achaea of Phthia') or simply Phthiotis (Φθιῶτις) was a historical region of Thessaly, in ancient Greece. It lay in southeastern Thessaly, between Mount Othrys and the northern shore of the Pagasetic Gulf. [1]