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ΦΙΛΙΑ (Χωριό) ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑ
A small town in ancient Thessaliotis, on the right bank of the river
Sophaditikos (probably ancient Kuarios, Kuralios). It is the site of a recent
excavation (1963-67) of a Sanctuary of Athena, probably the Sanctuary of Athena
Itonias mentioned by Strabo (9.438). Few architectural remains were found, the
most notable being the remains (column drums and architectural fragments) of a
stoa (?) of the Hellenistic period, remains of Roman walls, and the foundations
and mosaic floor of a room of a 2d c. A.D. building. Architectural remains from
the Geometric through Classical periods were virtually nil, leading the excavators
to conjecture an open air shrine. Sherds of the Mycenaean through Roman periods
were found in considerable quantity. The objects of most interest were a large
number of offerings including Mycenaean terracottas, Geometric bronzes similar
to those from Pherai: pins, fibulas, birds on openwork stands, human and animal
figures, and archaic terracotta figurines, some pieces of ivory and gold, and
iron weapons. A marble head of a kouros (early 5th c.) has been found, and earlier
a bronze statuette of Perseus of the same period.
The temple is thought to have belonged to Kierion, the old chief city
of Thessaliotis, identified in antiquity with Arne, the former capital of the
Boiotoi (Steph. Byz. s.v. Arne). Kierion is most probably identified as an ancient
site on a conspicuous hill by the river in the plain near the river Sophaditikos
by the S mahala (quarter) of Mataranga, over 12 km N (downstream) of Philia. Remains
of a wall circuit (Mycenaean?) are to be seen around the top of the hill, and
ancient sherds, tiles, etc. are to be found in the plain below.
T. S. Mackay, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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