39°36′54″N 22°33′18″E / 39.615134°N 22.554874°E Tripolis (Ancient Greek: Τρίπολις, lit. 'three cities') or Tripolis Larisaia (Τρίπολις Λαρισαῖα), also called Scaea (Τρίπολις Σκαιὰ), was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.[1]
During the Third Macedonian War, the Romans under Publius Licinius camped here on the march to Larissa (171 BCE).[1]
Its site is tentatively located near Platykampos.[2]
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edit- ^ a b Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 42.55.6.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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