Vlochos (archaeological site)

Vlochos

Βλοχός
The archaeological site and the hill of Strongilovouni, towards north.
Shown within Greece
Alternative name	Strongilovouni
Location	Vlochos, Palamas
Region	Karditsa, Thessaly, Greece
Coordinates	39°30′19″N 22°05′10″E / 39.50525978059284°N 22.086096137836034°E / 39.50525978059284; 22.086096137836034
Type	Ancient city, hillfort
Part of	Ancient Thessaliotis
History
Founded	Late Archaic period
Abandoned	Early Byzantine period
Cultures	Ancient Greece
Site notes
Archaeologists	Angelos Liangouras, Jean-Claude Decourt, Elsa Nikolaou, Leonidas Hatziangelakis, Maria Vaiopoulou, Fotini Tsiouka, Robin Rönnlund, Derek Pitman, Johan Klange
Website	www.culture.gov.gr/el/Information/SitePages/view.aspx?nID=1761

The archaeological site at Vlochos (Greek: Βλοχός [vloˈxos]) is located at the northeast corner of the western Thessalian plain, in the regional unit of Karditsa, Greece. The site is centred around the large hill of Strongilovouni (Greek: Στρογγυλοβούνι) south of the modern village, and contains the remains of several urban settlements of Classical Antiquity.^[1] The remains cannot be securely identified with any city known from ancient sources, but the size of the settlement indicates that it must have been one of the poleis or city-states of the region.