Argilus

Argilus or Argilos was a city of ancient Macedonia in the district Bisaltia, between and Bromiscus. It was founded by a colony from . It appears from Herodotus to have been a little to the right of the route of the army of Xerxes I took in its invasion of Greece in the Greco-Persian Wars, and must therefore have been situated a little inland.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 26 metres (85 feet)
  • Description: ancient city in Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Argilos”
    “Mint of Argilos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Macedonian Tomb I, Argilos and Struma River.
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 620 metres east of Argilus.
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The Struma or Strymonas is a river in and . is situated 3 km east of Argilus.
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The is a 4th-century BC tomb… is situated 3½ km northeast of Argilus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sykia and Nea Kerdylia.
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is a hamlet.
is a village in the , in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Argilus.
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is a locality, which is situated 4 km northwest of Argilus.

Argilus

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Latitude
40.77947° or 40° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.81577° or 23° 48′ 57″ east
Open location code
8GG5QRH8+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280269675
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11395543
Wiki­data ID
Q2861005

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Argilus” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Аргилос”
  • Catalan: “Argilos”
  • French: “Argilos”
  • German: “Argilos”
  • Greek: “Άργιλος”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Άργιλος”
  • Polish: “Argilos”
  • Russian: “Аргил”
  • Spanish: “Argilo”
  • Turkish: “Argilus”

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