Phyllus

Phyllos

Φύλλος
The tell (magoula) of Paliambela, the site of ancient Phyllos
Shown within Greece
Location	Fyllo, Palamas
Region	Karditsa (regional unit), Greece
Coordinates	39°24′42″N 22°11′04″E
Type	Ancient city
History
Founded	Mycenaean period
Abandoned	Hellenistic period
Cultures	Ancient Greece
Site notes
Archaeologists	Jean-Claude Decourt

Phyllus or Phylos (Ancient Greek: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly.^[1] Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius.^[1] Statius calls this city Phylli.^[2] The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.^[3]

The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.^[4][5][6]

References

1. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 9.5.14. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
2. Stat. Theb. 4.45.
3. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
4. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
6. Nikolaou, Elsa. "Φύλλος". Αρχαιολογικός Άτλας Θεσσαλίας. The Institute for Thessalian Archaeological Studies. Retrieved 2021-01-08.