Eion
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Eion is an ancient town in northern Greece, historically significant as a strategic port on the Strymon River near Amphipolis.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
ancient town ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Athenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Athenian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedonian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural exports
ⓘ
metal resources trade ⓘ timber trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access to inland Thrace
ⓘ
river harbor ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fortified outpost
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ |
| hasModernSiteNear | modern Amphipolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | strategic port ⓘ |
| hasStrategicValueFor |
control of Thracian interior
ⓘ
control of routes to Amphipolis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Athenian expansion in northern Aegean
ⓘ
Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Strymonic Gulf region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Amphipolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strymon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek historical sources ⓘ |
| nearMouthOf | Strymon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
northern Aegean coastal network
ⓘ
region of Macedonia ⓘ |
| region | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal settlement ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access to Strymon River valley
ⓘ
served as port for Amphipolis region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
military operations ⓘ river transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
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