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Author:   Manolis Manoledakis
Publisher:   Casemate Publishers
Imprint:   Casemate Publishers
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9798888572573

Pages:   224
Publication Date:   31 March 2026
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Preface INTRODUCTION PART I. THE EVIDENCE FROM STRABO’S WORK 1. The relevant fragments 2. A comparison of the two epitomes 2.1. Generally 2.2. Some minor differences 2.3. On the fate of the synoecised settlements after the synoecism 2.4. On the number of synoecised settlements 2.5. On the urban status of the synoecised settlements 2.6. On the names of the synoecised settlements 2.7. Conclusion 3. Defining the area of the twenty-six synoecised settlements 4. The known ancient sites within the area that gave population to Thessaloniki 5. The settlements mentioned by Strabo 5.1. Apollonia 5.2. Chalastra 5.3. Gareskos and Aeneia 5.4. Kissos 6. Which were the other twenty settlements? PART II. THE CASE OF THERME 1. Introduction 2. Thracian, Greek, or Macedonian? 3. Where was Therme located? 3.1. The theories that have been put forward 3.2. The archaeological evidence 3.2.1. Thermi 3.2.2. Toumba 3.2.3. Karabournaki 3.2.4. Thessaloniki 3.3. The textual evidence 3.4. Concluding remarks 4. Was Therme organised kata komas? 4.1. Briefly on the term kome 4.2. The meaning of the expressions komedon and kata komas in the ancient Greek literature 4.3. Attested or possible kata komas settlements in Greece 4.4. Komai in Macedonia 4.5. About Therme 4.5.1. Topographical remarks 4.5.2. Historical remarks PART III. THE FOUNDING OF THESSALONIKI: MOTIVATIONS AND IMPACT 1. Synoecisms in the Hellenistic period 2. Cassander’s synoecisms 3. The role of the harbour in the synoecism of Thessaloniki 4. The impact of Thessaloniki’s founding on the wider region 5. Some thoughts on the status of settlements remaining after the synoecism CONCLUSIONS Abbreviations Bibliography

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Manolis Manoledakis is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki. His research concentrates on the archaeology and ancient history of the Black Sea as well as central Macedonia, the ancient topography and geography of these areas, ancient Greek religion, Greek mythology in its historical context, and ancient Greek painting and vase-painting. He is the director of two post-graduate programmes of the International Hellenic University’s School of Humanities, the MA in Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Studies and the MA in the Classical Archaeology and the Ancient History of Macedonia, as well as the director of the university’s excavation in Neo Rysio, near Thessaloniki.

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