Galepsus
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.740, 23.986
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: древний город
History
Galepsus or Galepsos was a Greek city located in the region of Edonis in ancient Thrace and later in Macedon. It was located east of Phagres and about 17 km from Amphipolis. It belonged to the Delian League and it was founded as a colony of Thasos. After the conquest of Amphipolis it was occupied by Brasidas in 424 BCE, but recovered by Cleon in the ensuing year. Perseus of Macedon, fleeing the Romans who had defeated him at Pydna, sailed the mouth of the Strymon, and towards Galepsus, staying there before moving on to Samothrace.