Πληροφορίες τοπωνυμίου

Από τον Ξέρξη, 480 π.Χ.

ΕΛΑΤΕΙΑ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΦΘΙΩΤΙΔΑ
Ο Παυσανίας αναφέρει ότι η Ελάτεια ήταν μία από τις φωκικές πόλεις που έκαψε ο Ξέρξης (Παυσ. 10,3,2).

Perseus: Pausanias, Description of Greece, Phocis and Ozolian Locri
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The barbarians. . .overran the whole of Phocis. All that came within their power they laid waste to and burnt, setting fire to towns and temples. Marching this way down the river Cephisus, they ravaged everything that lay in their way, burning the towns of Drymus, Charadra, Erochus, Tethronium, Amphicaea, Neon, Pediea, Tritea, Elatea, Hyampolis, Parapotamii, and Abae . . .
This extract is from: Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., Harvard University Press. Cited Aug 2002 from Perseus Project URL bellow, which contains comments & interesting hyperlinks

Perseus: Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley, 1920)
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Από το Φίλιππο Β', 346 π.Χ.

Philip put an end to the war, which was called both the Phocian War and the Sacred War . . .The cities of Phocis were captured and razed to the ground. . .and their people scattered in villages.

Perseus: Pausanias, Description of Greece, Phocis and Ozolian Locri
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Το Φίλιππο, 338 π.Χ.

Συγκεντρώνοντας όλες τις δυνάμεις τις δυνάμεις του εκεί ο Φίλιππος κυρίευσε την πόλη της Ελάτειας (Διόδ. 16,84,2).

Perseus: Diodorus Siculus, Library (ed. C. H. Oldfather, 1989).
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