Sale (Thrace)

Sale (Greek: Σάλη, Sálē) was a Greek[1] city located on the south coast of ancient Thrace, near the west mouth of the Hebrus, and nearly equidistant from Zone and Doriscus, thus between the river Nestos and the Hebrus.

Herodotus tells us that it was founded as a colony from Samothrace.[2] While Livy wrote that during his time the city belonged to the Maroneia.[3]

It was a member of the Delian League as its name appears in the tribute lists of Athens for 422/1 BCE.[1]

Its site is located near modern Alexandropolis.[4][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. ^ Herodotus, Histories, §7.59
  3. ^ Livy, History of Rome, §38.41
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.