Oeum or Oion (Ancient Greek: Οἶον) was a mountain fortress and town situated in eastern Locris, above Opus, and destroyed by an earthquake.[1]

Oeum has tentatively been located south of the modern Kastri Atalantis.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. i. p.60. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

38°37′44″N 23°03′00″E / 38.629°N 23.0501°E / 38.629; 23.0501


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