Gaurium

Gaurium or Gaurion (Ancient Greek: Γαύριον), also known as Gaureleon,[1] was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Andros that acted as the harbour for the poleis of Andros.[2]

Its site is located near modern Gavrio.[3][4]

References
  1. Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 31.45.
  2. Xenophon. Hellenica. 1.4.22.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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