Olynthus was an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece, built mainly across two flat-topped hills thirty to forty meters high in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone. It rose to prominence as head of the Chalcidian League and flourished as a major Greek settlement until its destruction by Philip II of Macedon in 348 BCE.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Olynthus (Wikipedia)
History
The Neolithic settlement was founded in the 4th millennium BCE and thrived from 3000 to 2900 BCE. pg.96 There are no written records from this period but much can be surmised from the archaeological evidence found at the site.
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View the Source2. Olynthus (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.29275, longitude 23.354528
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 40 m
View the SourceWikidata: Olynthus
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