Κερύνεια (αρχαία πόλη) (Q12879058)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ceryneia or Keryneia (Ancient Greek: Κερύνεια, also Cerynia or Kerynia (Κερυνία), Ceraunia or Keraunia (Κεραυνία), Cerauneia or Kerauneia (Κεραύνεια), Caryneia or Karyneia (Καρύνεια), was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea. It was not originally one of the 12 Achaean cities, though it afterwards became so, succeeding to the place of Aegae. Its population was increased by a large body of Mycenaeans, when the latter abandoned their city to the Argives in 468 BCE. Ceryneia is mentioned as a member of the Achaean League on its revival in c. 280 BCE; and one of its citizens, Marcus, was chosen in 255 BCE as the first sole General of the League. In the time of Strabo, Ceryneia was dependent upon Aegium. It was situated inland upon a lofty height, west of the river Cerynites (Bokhusia), and a little south of Helice. Theophrastus stated that the wine of Ceryneia produced abortion.

Summary from Ελληνικά / Modern Greek Wikipedia (elwiki)

Η Κερύνεια ήταν αρχαία πόλη της Αχαΐας και αποτελούσε την ακρόπολη της Ελίκης.

Summary from Suomi / Finnish Wikipedia (fiwiki)

Keryneia (m.kreik. Κερύνεια, myös Kerynia, Κερυνία, Keraunia, Κεραυνία, Kerauneia, Κεραύνεια; lat. Ceryneia, Cerynia) oli antiikin aikainen kaupunki ja kaupunkivaltio (polis) Akhaiassa Kreikassa. Se sijaitsi lähellä nykyisen Aigiáleian kunnan Mamousián kylää.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

Cerinea, Cerinia o Carinea (griego Κερύνεια, Κερυνία, Κεραυνία o Κεραύνεια, latín Cerynea) fue una de las doce ciudades de la Liga Aquea desde antes de la época de Filipo II de Macedonia y también en la reconstrucción de la liga que hubo en torno al año 280 a. C.,​ aunque no formaba parte de la primitiva lista de ciudades de Acaya de Heródoto.​ Estaba a la orilla del río Cerinites y al sudeste de la ciudad de Hélice y amplió su población en el siglo V a. C. (hacia el 468 a. C.) con un numeroso cuerpo de emigrantes de Micenas, ciudad que había caído en manos de Argos.​ Un ciudadano de Cerinea, el general Marcos, fue nombrado primer estratego único de la Liga en 255 a. C.​ En tiempos de Estrabón la ciudad pasó a depender de Egio.​ Pausanias ubicaba en Cerinea un santuario dedicado a las Euménides.​

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