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Leuctrum (Achaea)

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Leuctrum or Leuktron (Ancient Greek: Λεῦκτρον), was a deme (dependent township) of Rhypes, a city in Achaea, mentioned by the ancient geographer Strabo.[1] One suggested location for it is the fortified hill of Agios Konstantinos southwest of modern Leontio, Achaia.[2]

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  1. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 8.7.5. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. ^ G.Z. Alexopoulou, Συμβολή στην αρρχαιολογία και τοπογραφία της Αζανίας (2009), 513


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