OCALEA (city in Boeotia)
Ancient city-state of Boeotia
- Also called
- Ocaleae
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Boeotia
- Where
- 38.35° N, 23.04° E
Ocalea is described as having many towers. Hymn III to Delian Apollo ll. 239-243 Ocalea is situated on the coast and below Thebes. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.12 ¶1 A small river sharing the city's name flows alongside Ocalea. Strabo 9.2.26
Described in the sources
Ocalea is listed as one of the cities situated around Lake Copais. Strabo 9.2.27 Some sources assign Ocalea to the territories of Haliartus rather than Thebes. Strabo 9.2.26 Ocalea was a settlement held by the Boeotian forces led by Peneleos and others. Iliad 2 ¶34 Ocalea is located halfway between the cities of Haliartus and Alalcomene, thirty stadia away from both. Strabo 9.2.26
Stories and history
Apollo passed by Ocalea while traveling to Haliartus. Hymn III to Delian Apollo ll. 239-243 Ocalea joined its military forces with Medeon to support the monarch's cause. Statius, Thebaid 7.255-281 ¶1