Myrcinus

Myrcinus or Myrkinos (Ancient Greek: Μύρκινος^[1] or Μύρκιννος^[2]) was an ancient Greek city located in Macedonian Thrace, in the region of Edonis between the Strymon and the Nestos Rivers,^[3] on the left bank of the Strymon. It was within the territory of the Edonians, a Thracian tribe,^[4] and was founded as a polis by colonists from Miletus in 497 BCE.^[5] The colonists were led by Histiaios^[6] (already a Tyrant of Miletus), whom Darius had allowed to build a city in reward for his help. Its site offered great advantages to settlers, as it contained an abundant supply of timber for shipbuilding, as well as silver mines.^[7] Aristagoras retired to this place, and, soon after landing, perished before some Thracian town which he was besieging.^[8]^[9] Afterwards, it had fallen into the hands of the Edoni; but on the murder of Pittacus, chief of that people, it surrendered to Brasidas^[10] after he captured Amphipolis, Oesyme and Galepsus in 422 BCE.^[11] During the Byzantine empire it was known as Doxompos (Δοξόμπος) or Doxompus (Δοξόμπους).

Its site is near the modern village renamed Myrkinos in honour of the ancient town.^[12]^[13]

References

^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ Tzetz. Chil. 3.96
^ von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen), “Myrcinus”, in: Brill's New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 20 March 2018 <https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e814320>
^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 782. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.
^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1393. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.
^ The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories by Robert B. Strassler, 2009, page 913
^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.23.
^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 5.126.
^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.102.
^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.107.
^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 864. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Myrcinus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[1] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

[2] Tzetz. Chil. 3.96

[3] von Bredow, Iris (Bietigheim-Bissingen), “Myrcinus”, in: Brill's New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 20 March 2018 <https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e814320>

[Poleis-4] Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 782. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.

[5] Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1393. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.

[6] The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories by Robert B. Strassler, 2009, page 913

[7] Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.23.

[8] Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 5.126.

[9] Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.102.

[10] Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.107.

[11] Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 864. ISBN 978-0-19-814099-3.

[12] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[13] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

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