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Antheia

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
37.503, 23.348
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient town of the Argolid near Troezen

History

Antheia or Anthea was a town in the Troezene in ancient Argolis, said to have been founded by the mythological figure Anthes. In mythology, King Pittheus transferred the town's population (synoecism) to Troezen.

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