Central Macedonia
Pieria
Pydna-Kolindros

Ancient Methone

Methone, also called Thracian or Macedonian Methone to distinguish it from numerous other ancient Methones, was a city-state in Ancient Greece, near the city of and the modern village of Nea Agathoupolis in .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city of Pieria, Greece
  • Also known as: “Methone”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Agathoupoli and Methoni.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal community.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a former municipality in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Photo: Lemur12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal community. The 2021 census recorded 377 residents in the village. is situated 3½ km south of Ancient Methone.

Ancient Methone

Latitude
40.46748° or 40° 28′ 3″ north
Longitude
22.58265° or 22° 34′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GG4FH8M+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1163684103
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q48965819
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Satellite Map

Discover Ancient Methone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Ancient Methone” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Methone”
  • Catalan: “Metone”
  • Finnish: “Methone (Pieria)”
  • Finnish: “Methone”
  • German: “Methone (Pieria)”
  • German: “Methone”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Μεθώνη”
  • Italian: “Antica Metone”
  • Italian: “Metone”
  • Spanish: “Metone”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nekrotafio Neas Agathoupolis and Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ancient Methone”. Photo: Eola, CC BY-SA 3.0.