Scillus
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Scillus was an ancient town in Elis, Greece, notable as the place where the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon lived in exile and wrote some of his works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Xenophon ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
proximity to river Alpheus
ⓘ
wooded countryside ⓘ |
| hasModernNearbySettlement | Skillountia ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryDedicatedTo | Artemis ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Elis ⓘ |
| inhabitedDuring | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Xenophon’s writings
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residence of Xenophon in exile ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Eleans
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Xenophon ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Anabasis
ⓘ
Hellenica ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| near |
Olympia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
river Alpheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | region of Elis ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | territory of Elis ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| religiousSite | sanctuary of Artemis ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |