Eudieru

39°55′47″N 22°24′56″E Eudieru or Eudierum or Eudieron , also Dieron, was a fortified settlement or castle in Histiaeotis, in ancient Thessaly, on the southern side of Mount Olympus, described by Livy as distant 15 miles (24 km) from the Roman camp between Azorus and Doliche, in the direction of Ascuris and Lapathus.[1]

Eudieru's site is tentatively located at Prophitis Elias.[2][3]

References
  1. Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 44.3.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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


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