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ALYZIA (Ancient city) ETOLOAKARNANIA
Aluzia (Thuc.vii.31, et alii), Aluzeia (Steph. B.s.v.:), Eth. Aluzeus, Aluzaios,
Aluzeios (ap. Bockh. Corpus Inscript. No. 1793: Kandili). A town on the west coast
of Acarnania. According to Strabo it was distant 15 stadia from the sea, on which
it possessed a harbour and a sanctuary, both dedicated to Heracles. In this sanctuary
were some works of art by Lysippus, representing the labours of Hercules, which
a Roman general caused to be removed to Rome on account of the deserted state
of the place. The remains of Alyzia are still visible in the valley of Kandili.
The distance of the bay of Kandili from the ruins of Leucas corresponds with the
120 stadia which Cicero assigns for the distance between Alyzia and Leucas. (Strab.
pp. 450, 459; Cic. ad Fam. xvi. 2; Plin. iv. 2; Ptolem. iii. 14.) Alyzia is said
to have derived its name from Alyzeus, a son of Icarus. (Strab. p. 452; Steph.
Byz. s. v.) It is first mentioned by Thucydides. In B.C. 374, a naval battle was
fought in the neighbourhood of Alyzia between the Athenians under Timotheus and
the Lacedaemonians under Nicolochus. The Athenians, says Xenophon, erected their
trophy at Alyzia, and the Lacedaemonians in the nearest islands. We learn from
Scylax that the island immediately opposite Alyzia was called Carnus, the modern
Kalamo. (Thuc. vii. 31; Xen. Hell. v. 4. 65, 66; Scylax, p. 13; Leake, Northern
Greece, vol. iv. p. 14, seq.)
(ap. Bockh. Corpus Inscript. No. 1793: Kandili). A town on the west coast of Acarnania.
According to Strabo it was distant 15 stadia from the sea, on which it possessed
a harbour and a sanctuary, both dedicated to Heracles. In this sanctuary were
some works of art by Lysippus, representing the labours of Hercules, which a Roman
general caused to be removed to Rome on account of the deserted state of the place.
The remains of Alyzia are still visible in the valley of Kandili. The distance
of the bay of Kandili from the ruins of Leucas corresponds with the 120 stadia
which Cicero assigns for the distance between Alyzia and Leucas. (Strab. pp. 450,
459; Cic. ad Fam. xvi. 2; Plin. iv. 2; Ptolem. iii. 14.) Alyzia is said to have
derived its name from Alyzeus, a son of Icarus. (Strab. p. 452; Steph. Byz. s.
v.) It is first mentioned by Thucydides. In B.C. 374, a naval battle was fought
in the neighbourhood of Alyzia between the Athenians under Timotheus and the Lacedaemonians
under Nicolochus. The Athenians, says Xenophon, erected their trophy at Alyzia,
and the Lacedaemonians in the nearest islands. We learn from Scylax that the island
immediately opposite Alyzia was called Carnus, the modern Kalamo. (Thuc. vii.
31; Xen. Hell. v. 4. 65, 66; Scylax, p. 13; Leake, Northern Greece, vol. iv. p.
14, seq.)
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited May 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
A town in Acarnania, near the sea, opposite Leucas, containing a temple sacred to Heracles.
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