Scabala Explained

Scabala or Skabala (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Σκάβαλα), also known as Scabla or Skabla (Σκάβλα), was a town of Chalcidice in ancient Macedonia. It is cited in a fragment of Theopompus collected by Stephen of Byzantium, where it is claimed that it was a colony of Eretria. It belonged to the Delian League since it appears in the tribute registry of Athens between 454/3 and 433/2 BCE. Since it is probable that it was one of the cities that rebelled against Athens in the year 432 BCE and in one of the records it paid a phoros jointly with Olynthus and Assa,[1] it has been suggested that it was located north of the peninsula of Sithonia,[2] which suggestion is accepted by the editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World.

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40.3326°N 23.5906°W

Notes and References

  1. [Inscriptiones Graecae|IG]
  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. Thrace from Axios to Strymon. 842.