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Gaurium

Coordinates: 37°53′08″N 24°44′15″E / 37.8856°N 24.7376°E / 37.8856; 24.7376
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Gaurium or Gaurion (Ancient Greek: Γαύριον), also known as Gaureleon,[1] was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Andros that acted as the harbour for the poleis of Andros.[2]

Its site is located near modern Gavrio.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 31.45.
  2. ^ Xenophon. Hellenica. Vol. 1.4.22.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

37°53′08″N 24°44′15″E / 37.8856°N 24.7376°E / 37.8856; 24.7376