Pherae

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Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pharsalos 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
polis
associatedWith Thessalian cavalry tradition
associatedWithDynasty Thessalians
surface form: Aleuadae (Thessalian aristocracy)
associatedWithEvent rise of Thessalian power in 4th century BCE
country Greece
culture Thessalian Greek
era Classical Greece
governmentType tyranny (in 4th century BCE)
hasMythologicalAssociation Admetus
Alcestis by Euripides
surface form: Alcestis

Apollo
hasNotablePerson Admetus
surface form: Admetus (mythological king)

Alcestis (mythological queen)
Alexander of Pherae
Jason of Pherae
hasSanctuary sanctuary of Apollo
sanctuary of Artemis
sanctuary of Zeus Thaulios
hasType urban settlement
historicalStatus defunct city
knownFor being seat of Jason of Pherae
political influence in Thessaly
language Ancient Greek
laterControlledBy Macedon
Roman Republic
locatedIn Thessaly NERFINISHED
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece

region of Pelasgiotis
locatedNear Pagasetic Gulf
surface form: Pagasaean Gulf

modern Velestino
mentionedIn works of Diodorus Siculus
works of Polybius
Strabo
surface form: works of Strabo

works of Xenophon
militaryRole base for Jason of Pherae’s army
modernSiteNear Velestino, Magnesia, Greece
partOf Thessalian League
politicalRole center of Thessalian hegemony under Jason of Pherae
region Thessaly NERFINISHED
religion ancient Greek religion
ruler Alexander of Pherae
Jason of Pherae
Lycophron of Pherae
Tisiphonus of Pherae
timePeriodOfProminence 4th century BCE

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pharsalus ancientName Pherae
this entity surface form: Pharsalos
Magnesia contains Pherae
Thessaly containsCity Pherae
Magnetes hadMainCity Pherae