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Asine (Laconia)

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310: 59:, in describing the same event as Polybius, says that Philip was repulsed before "Las", which originally stood on the summit of "Mount Asia". There can therefore be no doubt that the "Las" of Pausanias and the "Asine" of Polybius are the same place; and the resemblance between the names "Asia" and "Asine" probably led Polybius into the error of calling Las by the latter name; an error which was the more likely to arise, because 247: 271: 351: 223: 370: 55:, in his invasion of Laconia, suffered a repulse before Asine (218 BCE), which appears from his narrative to have been near Gythium. 375: 71:
as a town in Laconia, since Messenia formed a part of Laconia at the time when they wrote. The error of Polybius was perpetuated by
385: 261: 380: 344: 232: 337: 79:. During the Roman period Asine belonged to Sparta although most of the other towns in the area were part of the 256: 159:; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via 99: 160: 80: 174: 144: 76: 56: 20: 148: 8: 325: 52: 228: 87: 68: 317: 218: 198: 28: 202: 321: 156: 131: 309: 364: 286: 273: 251: 227:. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. 124: 250: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 64: 60: 36: 48: 40: 119: 72: 44: 32: 143: 35:, it was situated between Amathus (a false reading for 173: 90:. Its site is located near the modern Skoutari. 362: 217: 345: 224:Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World 197: 352: 338: 255: 262:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 363: 304: 371:Populated places in ancient Laconia 13: 118: 86:The site was resettled in 1451 as 14: 397: 376:Former populated places in Greece 316:This article about a location in 204:Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire 308: 245: 386:Ancient Laconia geography stubs 130:Page numbers refer to those of 211: 191: 167: 137: 112: 1: 381:Cities in ancient Peloponnese 155:. Vol. 3. Translated by 105: 324:. You can help Knowledge by 259:, ed. (1854–1857). "Asine". 100:List of ancient Greek cities 7: 93: 10: 402: 303: 24: 128:. Vol. viii. p.363. 161:Perseus Digital Library 81:Union of Free Laconians 265:. London: John Murray. 175:Stephanus of Byzantium 77:Stephanus of Byzantium 153:Description of Greece 43:. It was often under 283: /  53:Philip V of Macedon 287:36.668333°N 22.5°E 333: 332: 234:978-0-691-03169-9 393: 354: 347: 340: 312: 305: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 288: 284: 281: 280: 279: 276: 266: 249: 248: 239: 238: 215: 209: 208: 195: 189: 188: 171: 165: 164: 141: 135: 129: 116: 27:) was a town of 26: 401: 400: 396: 395: 394: 392: 391: 390: 361: 360: 359: 358: 318:ancient Laconia 301: 292:36.668333; 22.5 291: 289: 285: 282: 277: 274: 272: 270: 269: 246: 243: 242: 235: 219:Richard Talbert 216: 212: 199:Lund University 196: 192: 172: 168: 142: 138: 117: 113: 108: 96: 69:Messenian Asine 31:. According to 29:ancient Laconia 12: 11: 5: 399: 389: 388: 383: 378: 373: 357: 356: 349: 342: 334: 331: 330: 313: 257:Smith, William 241: 240: 233: 221:, ed. (2000). 210: 190: 166: 157:W. H. S. Jones 136: 132:Isaac Casaubon 110: 109: 107: 104: 103: 102: 95: 92: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 398: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 368: 366: 355: 350: 348: 343: 341: 336: 335: 329: 327: 323: 319: 314: 311: 307: 306: 302: 299: 296: 267: 264: 263: 258: 253: 252:public domain 236: 230: 226: 225: 220: 214: 206: 205: 200: 194: 186: 182: 179: 176: 170: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 140: 133: 127: 126: 121: 115: 111: 101: 98: 97: 91: 89: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 67:speak of the 66: 62: 58: 54: 51:relates that 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 22: 21:Ancient Greek 18: 326:expanding it 315: 300: 268: 260: 244: 222: 213: 203: 193: 184: 183:. Vol.  181: 178: 169: 152: 139: 134:'s edition. 123: 114: 85: 16: 15: 290: / 125:Geographica 365:Categories 278:22°30′00″E 275:36°40′06″N 106:References 65:Thucydides 145:Pausanias 61:Herodotus 57:Pausanias 47:control. 37:Psamathus 147:(1918). 94:See also 88:Skoutari 49:Polybius 254::  180:Ethnica 45:Spartan 41:Gythium 231:  149:"24.6" 120:Strabo 73:Strabo 39:) and 33:Strabo 320:is a 25:Ἀσίνη 17:Asine 322:stub 229:ISBN 75:and 63:and 185:s.v 367:: 201:. 177:. 151:. 122:. 83:. 23:: 353:e 346:t 339:v 328:. 237:. 207:. 187:. 163:. 19:(

Index

Ancient Greek
ancient Laconia
Strabo
Psamathus
Gythium
Spartan
Polybius
Philip V of Macedon
Pausanias
Herodotus
Thucydides
Messenian Asine
Strabo
Stephanus of Byzantium
Union of Free Laconians
Skoutari
List of ancient Greek cities
Strabo
Geographica
Isaac Casaubon
Pausanias
"24.6"
W. H. S. Jones
Perseus Digital Library
Stephanus of Byzantium
Lund University
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Richard Talbert
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
ISBN

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