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Cnemides

Coordinates: 38°47′06″N 22°49′26″E / 38.785°N 22.824°E / 38.785; 22.824
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Cnemides or Knemides (Ancient Greek: Κνημῖδες), also Cnemis or Knemis (Κνῆμις),[1] is the name of a fortress, and probably of a town, in ancient Phocis. Strabo places Cnemides on Cape Cnemides opposite the islands called Lichades and the Euboean promontory Cenaeum, distant 20 stadia from Thronium and from Daphnus.[2][3][4] The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, successively describing towns along the Phocian coast, places Cnemides after Thronium and before Elateia and Panopeus.[1][5]

The site of Cnemides is near the modern Gouvali.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 23; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.12.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 9.4.4. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.15.10.
  4. ^ Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. Vol. 2.3.67.
  5. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Western Lokris". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 668. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  6. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  7. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cnemis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

38°47′06″N 22°49′26″E / 38.785°N 22.824°E / 38.785; 22.824