PHARE (settlement in Laconia)
Ancient settlement in Laconia, Greece
- Kind of place
- Settlement
- Region
- Laconia
- Where
- 37.02° N, 22.47° E
Pharis was a city located in the inland, hilly region of Laconia at the foot of Mount Taygetos. Iliad 2 ¶43 The site of Pharis is reached by traveling past Amyclae towards the sea. Pausanias 3.20.3 Pharis was a city belonging to the Perioeci in Laconia. Pausanias 3.2.6
Described in the sources
The people of Pharis were led by Menelaus during the expedition. Iliad 2 ¶43 Pharis is listed among the Laconian settlements contributing troops to the army. Statius, Thebaid 4.173-199 ¶3 The settlement is called Pharae by the Spartans and neighboring people, while Homer's Catalogue refers to it by the ancient name Pharis. Pausanias 4.16.8
Stories and history
The people of Pharis fled in panic due to the Dorian attack. Pausanias 3.2.6 The Lacedaemonians conquered Pharis during the reign of Teleclus. Pausanias 3.2.6 The inhabitants of Pharis agreed to leave the Peloponnesus under a truce. Pausanias 3.2.6 An enemy force killed the inhabitants who resisted their arrival at the city. Pausanias 4.16.8 Pharis contributed to a group of sixty ships that were drawn apart from others. Iliad 2 ¶43 The attackers surrounded and began driving away the cattle found in the settlement. Pausanias 4.16.8