39°42′54″N22°43′58″E / 39.715126°N 22.73288°E /39.715126; 22.73288Sycurium orSyk[o]yrion (Ancient Greek:Συκ[ο]ύριον) was a town ofancient Thessaly in the district ofPelasgiotis, at the foot ofMount Ossa.[1][2]Livy writes that during theThird Macedonian War,Perseus of Macedon encamped at Sycurium, between Mount Ossa and the lowerPeneus; it overlooked the plains of Thessaly and was not far fromLarissa.[2]
Its location is near the modern village ofNeromylo Agias (or Neromyli).[3][4] Archaeology has revealed anacropolis with 5th century BCE fortifications and nodefensive wall of the lower town.[5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sycurium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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