Perrhaebia
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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 Macedon
ia between 4th and 1st centuries BC.
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....
, where the tribe of Perrhaebi
Perrhaebi
The Perrhaebi were an ancient Greek people who lived in northern Thessaly. They took part in the Trojan War under Guneus and also fought in the Battle of Thermopylae. Their capital was Phalanna, and their most significant town, or polis, was Oloosson...
lived. Major cities were: 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...
, Doliche, Azorus, Oloosson and Phallana the capital. Perrhaebia was part of Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ia between 4th and 1st centuries BC.