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'''Metropolis''' ({{lang-grc|Μητρόπολις}}) was a town in the interior of [[ancient Acarnania]], south of [[Stratos, Greece|Stratus]], and on the road from the latter place to [[Conope]] in [[Aetolia]].<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium|Steph. B.]], ''Ethnika'', ''s.v.''</ref> At a later time it fell into the hands of the [[Aetolians]], but was taken and burned by [[Philip V of Macedon]] in his expedition against the Aetolians, 219 BCE.<ref>[[Polybius]] 4.64.</ref> It is mentioned as one of the towns of Acarnania, in a Greek inscription found at [[Actium]], the date of which is probably prior to the time of [[Augustus]].<ref>[[August Böckh]], ''Corpus Inscript.'', No. 1793</ref> 

Its site is located near the modern [[Rigani, Greece|Rigani]].<ref>{{Cite Barrington|54}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|46208}}</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in ancient Acarnania]]
[[Category:Cities in ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Greece]]


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