Achilleion

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Achilleion (; or Achilleium) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia.The spelling (Achillēion) is found in Herodotus 5.94.2, reflecting his Ionic dialect. It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu ('cradle promontory') about 8 km south of Sigeion.John Manuel Cook (1973) 180-1, 185-6, Mitchell (2004). Beşika Burnu is 2 km south of the modern village of Yeniköy in the Ezine district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey.Cook (1973) 185-6. The site considered in classical antiquity to be the tomb of Achilles is a short distance inland at a tumulus known as Beşiktepe.Cook (1973) 186, Korfmann (1988), Kosatz (1988). Achilleion in the Troad is not to be confused with Achilleion near Smyrna and Achilleion in the territory of Tanagra.O. Hirschfeld, RE I (1893) s.v. 'Achilleion (2-3)' col. 220. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: None

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