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Olophyxus
Carlossuarez46: alt name
'''Olophyxus''' or '''Olophyxos''' () was a town on the peninsula of ''Acte'' or ''Akte'' (Ακτή) (now [[Mount Athos]]), the easternmost of the three peninsulas forming the [[ancient Chalcidice]]. [[Thucydides]] says that among the cities of the aforementioned peninsula, [[Sane (Acte)|Sane]] was colony of [[Andros]], while [[Thyssus]], [[Cleonae (Chalcidice)|Cleonae]], [[Acrothoum]], Olophyxus and [[Dium (Chalcidice)|Dium]] had a heterogeneous population of bilingual barbarians formed by a few Chalcidians and, the rest, [[Pelasgians]], [[Bisaltia|Bisaltians]], [[Crestonia|Crestonians]] and [[Edoni]].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
It was a member of the [[Delian League]] as it appears on the tribute lists to [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] between the years 454/3 BCE and 429/8 BCE.<ref name=Poleis></ref> Olophyxus took the side of the [[Lacedaemonian]] [[Brasidas]] during his expedition in the Chalcidice in 424-423 BCE.<ref></ref> Bronze coins minted by Olophyxus from the mid-4th century BCE are preserved.<ref name=Poleis/>
==References==
[[Category:Populated places in ancient Macedonia]]
[[Category:Ancient Athos]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Greece]]
It was a member of the [[Delian League]] as it appears on the tribute lists to [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] between the years 454/3 BCE and 429/8 BCE.<ref name=Poleis></ref> Olophyxus took the side of the [[Lacedaemonian]] [[Brasidas]] during his expedition in the Chalcidice in 424-423 BCE.<ref></ref> Bronze coins minted by Olophyxus from the mid-4th century BCE are preserved.<ref name=Poleis/>
==References==
[[Category:Populated places in ancient Macedonia]]
[[Category:Ancient Athos]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Greece]]
September 25, 2018 at 05:59AM
