Phylace (Pieria) Explained

Phylace or Phylake (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φυλακή or Φμλάκη, Phylakē), or Phylaces or Phylakes (Φυλακές, Phylakēs), or Phylacae or Phylakai (Φυλακαὶ, Phylakaí), was a city in mountainous ancient Pieria, Macedon, on the Haliacmon river, north of Balla. Parmenion, son of Glaucias, Phylacean (Greek: Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Παρμενίων Γλαυκίου Φυλακαῖος) was a dolichos runner and winner in the Alexandrian games at Beroea in 3rd or 2nd century BCE (dedicated to Alexander the Great).[1] Pliny mentions the inhabitants under the name Phylacaei.

Its site is unlocated.

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  1. http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main?url=oi%3Fikey%3D149617%26bookid%3D27%26region%3D4 Epigraphical Database- EKM 1. Beroia 140.5