Orthagoria

Orthagoria (Ancient Greek: Ὀρθαγορία) or Orthagoreia (Ὀρθαγορεία) was an ancient Greek[1] town of ancient Thrace, located on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Pliny the Elder says Ortagurea (perhaps the same as Orthagoria) was the old name of Maroneia,[2] but Strabo places both cities successively in the Thracian region.[3] Some have suggested that Orthagoria was the ancient name of Stageira.[4]

Coins minted by Orthagoria of silver and bronze, with the inscription ΟΡΘΑΓΟΡΕΩΝ, are preserved.[1]

Its site is unlocated.[5]
See also

Greek colonies in Thrace

References

Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thrace from Nestos to Hebros". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.42.
Strabo. Geographica. vii, frag. 47. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Orthagoria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Orthagoria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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