Cnemides Explained

Cnemides or Knemides (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κνημῖδες), also Cnemis or Knemis (Κνῆμις),[1] is the name of a fortress, and probably of a town, in ancient Phocis. Strabo places Cnemides on Cape Cnemides opposite the islands called Lichades and the Euboean promontory Cenaeum, distant 20 stadia from Thronium and from Daphnus. The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, successively describing towns along the Phocian coast, places Cnemides after Thronium and before Elateia and Panopeus.[1] [2]

The site of Cnemides is near the modern Gouvali.

References

38.785°N 22.824°W

Notes and References

  1. Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 23;
  2. Book: Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen . An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. 2004. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-814099-1. Western Lokris . 668.