Arne (Boeotia)

Arne (Ancient Greek: Ἄρνη) was a town of ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer,[1] and probably founded by the Boeotians after their expulsion from ancient Thessaly. Pausanias identified this Boeotian Arne with Chaeroneia,[2] Strabo with Acraephium;[3] and others again supposed that it had been swallowed up by the waters of the Lake Copais.[4] Modern scholars locate Arne with the site of archaeological site of Magoula Balomenou.[5][6] It may be linked to the ancient citadel of Gla.

References
  1. Homer. Iliad. 2.507.
  2. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 9.40.5.
  3. Strabo. Geographica. ix. p. 413. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. Strabo. Geographica. i. p.59, ix. p. 413. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  6. "Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire". Lund University. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

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


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