Ancient Methone

Historic site · Central Macedonia

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Methone, also called Thracian or Macedonian Methone to distinguish it from numerous other ancient Methones, was a city-state in Ancient Greece, near the city of Pydna and the modern village of Nea Agathoupolis in Pieria. According to Plutarch, Methone was founded as a Greek colony in the year 733/732 BC. Methone gained special importance by the finding of labeled pottery and potsherds. It is one of the oldest testimonies of Greek writing and an important place in the history of Pieria.

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