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Aegitium

Aegitium or Aigition was a town in Aetolia Epictetus, on the borders of Locris, situated in the midst of mountains, about 80 stadia from the sea. Here, in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenian army under Demosthenes took the town in 426 BCE, but the inhabitants escaped to the nearby hills and continually harassed the Athenians, eventually forcing their withdrawal.

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Aegitium or Aigition (Ancient Greek: Αἱγίτιον) was a town in Aetolia Epictetus, on the borders of Locris, situated in the midst of mountains, about 80 stadia from the sea. Here, in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenian army under Demosthenes took the town in 426 BCE, but the inhabitants escaped to the nearby hills and continually harassed the Athenians, eventually forcing their withdrawal.12

The site of Aegitium is located near modern Aigitio.3

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References

  1. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 3.97.
  2. Claudia Antonetti (1990). Les Etoliens: image et religion (in French). Presses Univ. Franche-Comté. p. 77. ISBN 2-251-60405-7.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

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