Gonnocondylus

39°51′18″N 22°29′46″E Gonnocondylus or Gonnocondylum, also called Olympias (Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπίας), was a town in ancient Thessaly.[1][2] The town was renamed Olympias by Philip V of Macedon prior to 185 BCE, when the Perrhaebians requested the return of the town, along with Malloea and Ericinium.[3]

Its site is located at Tsourba Mandra.[1][2]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  3. Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 39.25.


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