Eleon (Ancient Greek: Ἐλεών),[1] or Heleon (Ἑλεὼν),[2] was a town in ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad in the same line with Hyle and Peteon.[3] It is said by Strabo to have been one of the smaller places in the territory of Tanagra, and to have derived its name from its marshy situation.[4]

Its site is located near modern Arma (Dritsa).[5][6]

Since 2007 there have been archaeological excavations on the site of ancient Eleon. The EBAP project (Eastern Boeotia Excavation Project) focuses on the surveying, excavation, and academic articulation of the region from the Mycenaean Age through the Middle Ages.[7] It is currently a joint collaboration between the Archaeological Museum in Thebes and the Canadian Institute in Greece. Spread out between the modern cities of Eleona and Tanagra, this team has uncovered, among others, the site of the Eleon Acropolis at Arma.[8] Recent publications on the matter are included in the American Journal of Archaeology[9] and The Fifth Archaeological Meeting on Thessaly and Central Greece, among others.

References

  1. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ↑ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.12.
  3. ↑ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.500.
  4. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. pp. 404-406. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  5. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
  6. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  7. ↑ "EBAP Excavations". EBAP Excavations. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. ↑ Rupp, David W.; Bonias, Zizis; Perreault, Jacques Y.; Charami, Alexandra; Burke, Brendan; Burns, Bryan; Carter, Tristan; Athanasoulis, Dimitris; Nakassis, Dimitri; Gallimore, Scott; James, Sarah (2019). "Fieldwork of the Canadian Institute in Greece in 2016". Mouseion. 16 (2): 343–364. doi:10.3138/mous.16.2.004. ISSN 1496-9343. S2CID 201764542.
  9. ↑ Burke; Burns; Charami; van Damme; Herrmann; Lis (2020). "Fieldwork at Ancient Eleon in Boeotia, 2011–2018". American Journal of Archaeology. 124 (3): 441. doi:10.3764/aja.124.3.0441. ISSN 0002-9114.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Eleon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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