GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
ORESTIAS (city in Thrace)
Ancient city
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Thrace
- Where
- 41.67° N, 26.57° E
Orestes built a city named Orestic Argos within this territory. Strabo 7.7.8 Orestes is said to have possessed this territory while fleeing after killing his mother. Strabo 7.7.8
Described in the sources
The Egnatian Way passes through the territory of these people. Strabo 7.7.8 The region is included in the area later named Upper Macedonia. Strabo 7.7.8