Pteleum orPteleon (Ancient Greek:Πτελεόν) was a fortress town in the territory ofErythrae, inIonia.[1]Pliny the Elder mentions Pteleon,Helos, andDorium as near Erythrae,[2] but those places are confused by Pliny with theTriphylian towns inHomer'sCatalogue of Ships in theIliad.[3]
Pteleum was a member of theDelian League since it is mentioned in tribute records toAthens at least between the years 450/49 and 430/29 BCE.[4]
Thucydides places it in the territory ofErythrae and says that, likeSidussa it was a fortified place that was used by the Athenian army under the command ofLeon andDiomedon to attack positions onChios in the year 412 BCE. The following winterAstyochos, in command ofSpartan ships along with others from Chios, attacked Pteleum, but failed to take it.[1]
Its location is nearKarareis-Meli inİzmir Province,Turkey.[5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Pteleum".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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