Thraustus or Thraustos (Ancient Greek: Θραύστος)[1] or Thraestus or Thraistos (Θραιστός)[2] was a town in the mountainous district of Acroreia in ancient Elis. Diodorus Siculus writes that the Spartans, under command of Pausanias of Sparta, marched against Elis with 4,000 men in 402 BCE, and that the towns of Opus, Alium, Eupagium, Thraustus, and Lasion were subdued.[3] Xenophon mentions an Arcadian raid into Elis and took several towns of Acroreia around 365 BCE.[4]
Its site is unlocated.[5]
References
edit- ^ Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 7.14.14.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). Vol. 14.17.8.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca historica (Historical Library). Vol. 14.17.8.
- ^ Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 7.4.14.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Thraustus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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