Ancient Thessaly

Thessalia
Θεσσαλία
Region
Ancient theatre in Larissa
Ancient theatre in Larissa
Map of ancient Thessaly
Map of ancient Thessaly
LocationThessaly
Major citiesLarissa, Pherae
DialectsAeolic
Key periodsPheraean Ascendancy

Thessaly or Thessalia (Attic Greek: Θεσσαλία, Thessalía or Θετταλία, Thettalía[1]) was one of the traditional regions of Ancient Greece. During the Mycenaean period, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, a name that continued to be used for one of the major tribes of Greece, the Aeolians, and their dialect of Greek, Aeolic.

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