Hyampolis

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Hyampolis was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known as a strategic and religious center in central Greece.

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Hyampolis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
ancientName Hyampolis self-link
associatedWithMyth myth of Hyamus, son of Lycorus
category Ancient Greek city
Former populated place in Greece
Populated place in ancient Phocis
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
destroyedBy Persians
destroyedDuring Greco-Persian Wars
fortified yes
foundedBy Hyamus
geographicalContext central Greece
GreekName Ὑάμπολις
hasArchaeologicalRemains city walls
foundations of buildings
gates
hasTemple Temple of Artemis Elaphebolos
hasType fortified town
knownFor religious significance
strategic position
locatedIn central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Phocis
locatedNear Abae
Locris
Orchomenus (Arcadia)
surface form: Orchomenus
locatedOn road between Orchomenus and Opus
mainDeity Artemis
surface form: Artemis Elaphebolos
mentionedBy Pausanias
Stephanus of Byzantium
Strabo
mythologicalFounder Hyamus
partOf Phocian League
politicalRole member of Phocian communities
presentCountry Greece
rebuiltAfter Persian invasion
regionInAntiquity Phocis
religiousBuilding sanctuary of Artemis
religiousFunction local cult center of Artemis
status archaeological site
strategicImportance controlled route between Boeotia and eastern Locris
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period

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Phocian League hasImportantCity Hyampolis
Phocians majorCity Hyampolis
Hyampolis ancientName Hyampolis self-link