Euripus (Acarnania) Explained

Euripus or Euripos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εὔριπος) was a town in ancient Acarnania.^[1] It is known mainly through epigraphic evidence, including the appointment of theorodokoi of the place is mentioned towards the year 356/5 BCE to host theoroi of Epidaurus^[2] and also in another entry dated in the period 331/0-313 BCE to receive the theoroi of Nemea.^[3] It was a member of the Acarnanian League in the 3rd century BCE.^[4] It is also mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax.

Its site is located near the modern Rouga.

See also

• List of cities in ancient Epirus

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Notes and References

1. An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation by Mogens Herman Hansen,2005,page 359
2. [Inscriptiones Graecae|IG]
3. SEG 36:331 A 28-30.
4. Αρχαιολογικόν Δελτίον 22 B.2.