Halae or Halai (Ancient Greek: Ἁλαί) was a town of ancient Locris, situated upon the Opuntian Gulf, but belonging to Boeotia in the time of Strabo and Pausanias. It is described by Pausanias as situated to the right of the Platanias River, and as the last town of Boeotia.123 It probably derived its name from some salt springs which are still found in its neighbourhood.
Its site is located near modern Theologos,45 where some ruins exist near the church of St. John.
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References
- Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. pp. 405, 425. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- Pausanias (1918). "24.5". Description of Greece. Vol. 9. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- 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). "Halae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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