Tripolis Larisaia Explained

39.6151°N 22.5549°WTripolis (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τρίπολις||three cities) or Tripolis Larisaia (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τρίπολις Λαρισαῖα), also called Scaea (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τρίπολις Σκαιὰ), was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.

During the Third Macedonian War, the Romans under Publius Licinius camped here on the march to Larissa (171 BCE).

Its site is tentatively located near Platykampos.

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