Phyllus
City in ancient Greece
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Phyllus or Phylos (Ancient Greek: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly.[1] Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius.[1] Statius calls this city Phylli.[2] The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.[3]
| Phyllos | |
|---|---|
| Φύλλος (Ancient Greek) | |
The tell (magoula) of Paliambela, the site of ancient Phyllos | |
  Location within Greece | |
| 39°24′42″N 22°11′04″E | |
| Type | Ancient city |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
| Location | Fyllo, Palamas |
| Region | Karditsa (regional unit), Greece |
| History | |
| Built | Mycenaean period |
| Abandoned | Hellenistic period |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Jean-Claude Decourt |
The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.[4][5][6]
