RION PROMONTORY (gulf in Achaea)
Point narrowing the Gulf of Corinth, Greece
- Kind of place
- Gulf
- Region
- Achaea
- Where
- 38.31° N, 21.78° E
The promontory is low in elevation and bends inwards in a shape resembling a sickle. Strabo 8.2.3 A temple dedicated to Neptune is situated on the promontory. Strabo 8.2.3 Rhium is positioned opposite the cape of Antirrhium, and the two nearly meet across the gulf, forming a gulf-like curvature in the coastline. Strabo 8.2.3
Described in the sources
Rhium is a promontory located in the region of Achaia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.6 ¶1 +1 Achaeus will rule the coastal area near Rhium. Euripides, Ion 1571-1605 Rhium is situated 40 stadia from the city of Patrae. Strabo 8.7.5 Rhium is located in the country between Patrae and Dyme. Strabo 8.7.5 It is also known by the name Drepanum, meaning the Sickle. Strabo 8.2.3 Rhium is currently a Roman colony and is very well peopled. Strabo 8.7.5 The cape is located fifty stades away from the city of Patrae. Pausanias 7.22.10 It lies geographically between the cities of Patrae and Aegium. Strabo 8.2.3 The harbor of Panormus lies fifteen stades further from the cape. Pausanias 7.22.10 The town of Patræ is situated five miles from the promontory of Rhium. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.6 ¶1
Stories and history
Romans stationed a large portion of their army there after the victory at Actium. Strabo 8.7.5