Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . was still in the hands of the Eomans whenAnliochus crossed over into Greece, 191, andthis king made an ineffectual attempt upon the town.(Liv. xxxvi. 10.) In the time of Strabo Larissacontinued to be a flourishing town (ix. p. 430). Itis mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century as thefirst town in Thessaly (p. 642, ed. Wessel.). It isstill a considerable place, the residence of an arch-bishop and a pasha, and containing 30,000 inhabit-ants. It continues to bear its ancient name, thoughthe Turks call it Yeniskehcr, which is its officialappellati
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . was still in the hands of the Eomans whenAnliochus crossed over into Greece, 191, andthis king made an ineffectual attempt upon the town.(Liv. xxxvi. 10.) In the time of Strabo Larissacontinued to be a flourishing town (ix. p. 430). Itis mentioned by Hierocles in the sixth century as thefirst town in Thessaly (p. 642, ed. Wessel.). It isstill a considerable place, the residence of an arch-bishop and a pasha, and containing 30,000 inhabit-ants. It continues to bear its ancient name, thoughthe Turks call it Yeniskehcr, which is its officialappellation. Its circumference is less than threemiles. Like other towns in Greece, which have beencontinually inhabited, it presents few remains of Hel-lenic times. They are chiefly found in the Turkishcemeteries, consisting of plain quadrangular stones,fragments of columns, mostly fluted, and a greatnumber of ancient cippi and sepulchral stelae, whichnow serve for Turkish tombstones. (Leake, North-ern Ch-eece, vol. 1. p. 439, seq.) LAPJSSA. 127. COIN OF LARISSA. 2. Lakissa Ckejiaste (?; Kpe^acrTTj Aaptcra-a),a town of Thessaly of less importance than the pre-ceding one, was situated in the district of Phthiotis,at the distance of 20 stadia from the Maliac gulf,npon a height advancing in front of Jlount Othrys.(Strab. ix. p. 435.) It occupied the side of the hill,and was hence surnamed Cremaste, as hanging onthe bide of Mt. Othrys, to distinguish it from the more celebrated Larissa, situated in a plain. Straboalso describes it as well watered and producing vines(ix. p. 440). The same writer adds that it was sur-named Pelasgia as well as Cremaste (/. c). Fromits being situated in the dominions of Achilles, sonsewriters suppose that the Eoman poets give this herothe surname of Larissaeus, but this epithet is per-haps used generally for Thessalian. Larissa Cre-maste was occupied by Demetrius Poliorcetes in b. , when he was at war with Cassander. (Diod. ) It was taken by Apusti
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