Gaurium or Gaurion (Ancient Greek: Γαύριον), also known as Gaureleon,[1] was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Andros that acted as the harbour for the poleis of Andros.[2]

Its site is located near modern Gavrio.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 31.45.
  2. ↑ Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 1.4.22.
  3. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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