Ocolum
Appearance
Ocolum or Okolon (Ancient Greek: Ὄκωλον) was a Greek town in ancient Thrace.[1] It is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium, who quotes Theopompus and says the town belonged to Eretria.[2] This reference that is usually interpreted as showing that Ocolum was an Eretrian colony in Thrace.[1]
Its site is unlocated.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Thrace from Axios to Strymon". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 849. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.