Orthagoria

Coin of Orthagoria in the Numismatic Museum of Athens

Orthagoria (Ancient Greek: Ὀρθαγορία) or Orthagoreia (Ὀρθαγορεία) was an ancient Greek[1] town of ancient Thrace, located on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Pliny the Elder says Ortagurea (perhaps the same as Orthagoria) was the old name of Maroneia,[2] but Strabo places both cities successively in the Thracian region.[3] Some have suggested that Orthagoria was the ancient name of Stageira.[4]

Coins minted by Orthagoria of silver and bronze, with the inscription ΟΡΘΑΓΟΡΕΩΝ, are preserved.[1]

Its site is unlocated.[5]

  1. ^ a b Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thrace from Nestos to Hebros". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  2. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.42.
  3. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. vii, frag. 47. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Orthagoria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
  5. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.