TORONE (city in Thesprotia)
Ancient Greek city
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Thesprotia
- Where
- 39.52° N, 20.19° E
Torone is a Greek town located on the sea opposite the isthmus at the landward end of Mount Athos, near the headland of Ampelus. Herodotus 7.122.1 Torone is situated near a canal that Xerxes used to separate Mount Athos from the mainland. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.17 ¶3
Described in the sources
A lake in Chalcidice is named after this city. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 18.30 ¶3 Critobulus, a man from this city, was given charge of Olynthus. Herodotus 8.127.1 Sea urchins found near this location are white in color and have very short spines. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 9.51 ¶2 The Egyptian bean grows in a moderate-sized marsh located around Torone in Chalcidice. Athenaeus 3.2
Stories and history
Torone provided ships and men to the Persian fleet. Herodotus 7.122.1 The Persian fleet passed by Torone while heading toward the Thermaic gulf. Herodotus 7.122.1