Methone, also called Thracian or Macedonian Methone to distinguish it from numerous other ancient towns of the same name, was a city-state in ancient Greece near Pydna and the modern village of Nea Agathoupolis in Pieria. According to Plutarch it was founded as a Greek colony in 733 or 732 BC, and it gained particular importance from the discovery of labeled pottery and potsherds, among the oldest surviving evidence of Greek writing and an important site in the history of Pieria.
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Founding Year Founding Year Latitude40.429167 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Methone (Macedonia) (Wikipedia)
Lead section
According to Plutarch, Methone was founded as a Greek colony in the year 733/732 BC. Methone gained special importance by the finding of labeled pottery and potsherds.
History section
Methone was founded in the second half of the 8th century BC of Eretrian settlers, who were previously evicted by Corinthian colonists from the island Corfu.
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P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.429167, longitude 22.583889
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