Aegae (Achaea)
Aigeira, also Aegae, or Aigai (Ancient Greek: Αἰγαὶ, Modern Greek: Αιγές) was an ancient settlement in Achaea located northwest of modern Aigeira. It was situated near the river Krathis, between the towns Boura and Aigeira.[1] There was a cult of Poseidon in the town, and it was abandoned in or before the 3rd century BC.[2]
The location of the ancient city has been found and excavated near Aigeira.[3]
References
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7.25.12
- ↑
Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aegae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 30. - ↑ www.in.gr
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