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496: 391: 465: 158:, a tributary of the Alpheius, and at a ford of the latter river. This pointed hill is now called Paleofánaro, and is a conspicuous object from both sides of the river, whence the city received the name of 139:
about the year 400 BCE. After the end of the hostilities, Elis was forced to lose control of, among others, the city of Phrixa. It is also mentioned by
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Phrixa is rarely mentioned in history; but it shared the fate of the other Triphylian cities. It is cited by
351:; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via 166:(Φαιστός) in later times. The city was in ruins in the time of Pausanias, who mentions there a temple of 301: 352: 366: 336: 269: 197: 151: 53: 229: 340: 8: 144: 566: 97: 426: 446: 416: 93: 85: 511: 450: 507: 348: 256: 81: 495: 550: 469: 36: 23: 425:. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. 503: 128: 73: 249: 468: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 321: 224: 69: 316: 296: 140: 124: 117: 154:, who says that it was situated upon a pointed hill, opposite the 136: 109: 89: 77: 244: 167: 132: 105: 101: 335: 286: 291: 289: 214: 219: 217: 147:
took several cities of Elis among which was Phrixa.
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37°38′06″N 21°42′41″E / 37.635009°N 21.71145°E / 37.635009; 21.71145
Ancient Greek
Triphylia
ancient Elis
Alpheius
stadia
Olympia
Lepreum
Macistus
Pyrgus
Epium
Nudium
Minyans
Paroreatae
Caucones
Xenophon
Elis
Sparta
Agis II
Polybius
Philip V of Macedon
Pausanias
Leucanias
Athena Cydonia
Phixa


Stephanus of Byzantium

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