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Ἡράκλεια · Herakleia, Heraclea (η 457) · Suda

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Near η457

η453Herakles', Heracles'
η454Herakles' statue, Heracles' statue
η455Herakleon, Heracleon
η456Herakleotic, Heracleotic
η457Herakleia, Heraclea
η458Herakles-festival, Heracles-festival
η459Herakleian stone, Heraclean stone
η460Herakleian baths, Heraclean baths
η461Herakleides, Heracleides, Heraclides

Suda/Η eta/η457

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Ἡράκλεια

Herakleia, Heraclea

Translated by David Whitehead24 Aug 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
geography
historiography

11 words

Translation

A city in the region of Sicily↗; the one called Minoa↗.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡράκλεια· πόλις περὶ Σικελίαν, ἡ λεγομένη Μινῴα.

Betacode

*(hra/kleia: po/lis peri\ *sikeli/an, h( legome/nh *minw/|a.

Notes

cf. Polybius 1.25.9 (web address 1).
Barrington Atlas Map 47 grid C4. Still called Eraclea Minoa today.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

η456ἩρακλεωτικόςHerakleotic, Heracleotic[no gloss]

Neighbouring entries

η455ἩρακλέωνHerakleon, Heracleon η456ἩρακλεωτικόςHerakleotic, Heracleotic η457ἩράκλειαHerakleia, Heraclea η458ἩράκλειαHerakles-festival, Heracles-festival η459Ἡρακλεία λίθοςHerakleian stone, Heraclean stone

Revision history5 revisions · last 12 Sep 2018

12 Sep 2018tweaked link — Catharine Roth
22 Dec 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
31 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
25 Aug 2005augmented notes — David Whitehead
24 Aug 2005added link, set status — Catharine Roth
24 Aug 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἡράκλεια (Adler number eta 457), trans. David Whitehead, 24 Aug 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/457

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗