List of ancient place-names (cities, towns, islands) with short notes and ancient author citations.
Δευκαλιωνείας πρώτῳ. ἔστι καὶ τῆς Ἰταλίας. καὶ ἄλλη Ἀργολίδος ἡ καὶ Ἑρμιόνη. Λάμπεια ὄρος Ἀρκαδίας. Παρθένιος Ἀνθίππῃ. Λαμπέτεια πόλις Βρεττίας. Πολύβιος τρισκαιδεκάτῳ. Λύζεια πόλις Ἀκαρνανίας. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἀπὸ Λυζέως τινός. Λαμπώνεια πόλις Τρῳάδος. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. Ἑλλάνικος δὲ Λαμπώνιον αὐτήν φησι. Πιτύεια· οὕτως Ἐπαφρόδιτος ὑφ´ Ὁμήρου (Β 829) Λάμψακον κληθῆναι διὰ τὸ πιτύων πλῆθος, Λαομεδόντειαν καλουμένην. Λαοδαμάντεια νῆσος ἐν Λιβύῃ. Ἀρτεμίδωρος. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ Λαομεδόντεια ἴσως ἀπὸ Λαομέδοντος τοῦ Τρωός. Λιρνύτεια πόλις Παμφυλίας. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. Λυκώρεια κώμη ἐν Δελφοῖς. Καλλίμαχος ἐν τρίτῳ. ἀπὸ Λυκωρέως τοῦ βασιλέως. Λυσιμάχεια πόλις τῆς Θρᾴκης χερρονήσου ἡ πρότερον Καρδία. Μακύνεια πόλις Αἰτωλίας. Στράβων δεκάτῃ. Μάρεια πόλις καὶ λίμνη τῇ Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ παρακειμένη, ἣ καὶ Μαρεῶτις λέγεται. Μελάμπεια πόλις Λυδίας ἀπὸ Μελάμπου, ὡς Ξάνθος ἐν Λυδιακοῖς. Μίδεια πόλις ἐν Ἄργει ἀπὸ Μιδείας τῆς Ἀλωέος θυγατρός. λέγεται καὶ χωρὶς τοῦ 'ι' Μιδέα. ἔστι καὶ ἑτέρα πόλις Βοιωτίας. Ὅμηρος «οἵ τε πολυστάφυλον Ἄρνην ἔχον οἵ τε Μίδειαν» (Β 507). ἔστι καὶ Λυκίας ἄλλη. Μολύνδεια πόλις Λυκίας ἀπὸ Μολυνδέως. Ἀλέξανδρος ἐν τῷ περὶ Λυκίας πρώτῳ. Μύρλεια πόλις Βιθυνίας ἀπὸ Μύρλου τοῦ Κολοφωνίων ἡγεμόνος· οἱ δὲ ἀπὸ Μυρλείας Ἀμαζόνος. Νακόλεια πόλις Φρυγίας. Στράβων δωδεκάτῃ. διὰ τῆς 'ει' διφθόγγου παρὰ τὸν Νάκολον τὸν Δασκύλου παῖδα. ἔστι καὶ οὐδέτερον Νακόλαιον ἀπὸ Νακόλης νύμφης ὥσπερ ἀπὸ τοῦ νύμφη νύμφαιον καὶ Ἥρα Ἥραιον. Νεάνδρεια πόλις Τρῳάδος ἐν Ἑλλησπόντῳ, ὡς Χάραξ. λέγεται καὶ Νεάνδρειον οὐδετέρως ὡς Θεόπομπος. Νεοκαισάρεια Ποντικὴ πόλις. ἔστι καὶ Βιθυνίας. Νικομήδεια πόλις Βιθυνίας ἀπὸ Νικομήδους τοῦ Ζηΐλα παιδὸς ἐπισημοτάτου βασιλέως ἣ καὶ Ὀλβία ἐκλήθη. Παρώρεια πόλις Ἀρκαδίας. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Παρωραία. Πελόπεια πόλις Λυδίας ἡ ὕστερον Θυάτειρα. Πήρεια Θεσσαλίας χωρίον. Πιάλεια πόλις Θεσσαλικὴ ὑπὸ τὸ Κερκετικὸν ὄρος. Πλειστάρχεια πόλις Καρίας, ἣ καὶ πρότερον καὶ ὕστερον Ἡράκλεια ὠνομάσθη. Πλώθεια δῆμος Αἰγηΐδος φυλῆς, ἣ καὶ Πλωθιά. Ποδάλεια πόλις Λυκίας πλησίον Λιμύρων. Πολίτεια πόλις Ἀχαΐας. Προγάσεια πόλις Λυδίας. Ῥαφάνεια πολίχνιον Συρίας, Ῥάφεια πόλις Συρίας. Ῥόβεια Πιερίης. Σαλώνεια πόλις Βιθυνίας. Σαμάρεια πόλις τῆς Ἰουδαίας. Σάνεια πόλις Ἰνδική. Ἀρριανὸς Ἀλεξανδριάδος ἑβδόμῳ. Σελεύκεια πόλις ἐπὶ Κιλικία τραχεῖα λεγομένη. ὠνόμασε δὲ Σελεύκειαν αὐτὴν Σέλευκος ὁ Νικάτωρ, ὡς Ἀλέξανδρός φησι. πρότερον δὲ Ὀλβία ἐκαλεῖτο καὶ Ὑρία. Σκάνδεια ἐπίνειον Κυθήρων, ὡς Παυσανίας τρίτῳ (c. 23, 1). Σολύγεια κώμη Κορίνθου, ὡς Θουκυδίδης τετάρτῃ (c. 42). Στρατονίκεια πόλις Μακεδόνων πλησίον Καρίας, κέκληται δὲ ἀπὸ Στρατονίκης τῆς Ἀντιόχου γυναικός. ἔστι καὶ ἕτερον πολίχνιον πρὸς τῷ Ταύρῳ. Στρούθεια πόλις Φρυγίας ἐν τοῖς ὅροις Λυκαονίας. Σφήκεια πόλις Εὐβοίας. Λυκόφρων (v. 447) «οἱ πέντε που Σφήκειαν εἰς Κεραστίδα». οὕτω δὲ καὶ ἡ Κύπρος
Deucalioneia, in the first book. There is also one in Italy. And another in Argolis, which is also Hermione. Lampeia, a mountain of Arcadia. Parthenios, in Anthippe. Lampeteia, a city of Brettia. Polybius, in the thirteenth. Lyzeia, a city of Acarnania. Hecataeus, in Europa. From some Lyzeus. Lamponeia, a city of the Troad. Hecataeus, in Asia. Hellanicus, however, says that it is Lampōnion. Pityeia: thus Epaphroditus says that Lampsacus was called by Homer (Β 829) because of the abundance of pine-trees, being called Laomedonteia. Laodamanteia, an island in Libya. Artemidorus. And it was called Laomedonteia perhaps from Laomedon son of Tros. Lirnyteia, a city of Pamphylia. Hecataeus, in Asia. Lycoreia, a village at Delphi. Callimachus, in the third. From Lycoreus the king. Lysimacheia, a city of the Thracian Chersonese, formerly Cardia. Makyn(e)ia, a city of Aetolia. Strabo, in the tenth. Mareia, a city and a lake lying near Alexandria, which is also called Mareotis. Melampeia, a city of Lydia, from Melampus, as Xanthus says in the Lydian Histories. Mideia, a city in Argos, from Mideia daughter of Aloeus. It is also said without the ‘i’, Midea. There is also another city of Boeotia. Homer: “those who held vine-rich Arne, and those who held Mideia” (Β 507). There is also another in Lycia. Molyndeia, a city of Lycia, from Molyndeus. Alexander, in the first book On Lycia. Myrleia, a city of Bithynia, from Myrlus, leader of the Colophonians; but others [derive it] from Myrleia the Amazon. Nakoleia, a city of Phrygia. Strabo, in the twelfth. With the diphthong ‘ει’, from Nakolos, son of Dascylus. There is also the neuter Nakolaion, from Nakole a nymph, just as from νύμφη comes νύμφαιον and from Ἥρα, Ἥραιον. Neandreia, a city of the Troad on the Hellespont, as Charax [says]. It is also called Neandreion in the neuter, as Theopompus [says]. Neocaesarea, a Pontic city. There is also one of Bithynia. Nicomedeia, a city of Bithynia, from Nicomedes son of Zeilas, a most distinguished king; it was also called Olbia. Paroreia, a city of Arcadia; it is also called Parōraia. Pelopeia, a city of Lydia, later Thyateira. Pēreia, a place in Thessaly. Pialeia, a Thessalian city under Mount Kerketion. Pleistarcheia, a city of Caria, which both formerly and later was named Heracleia. Plōtheia, a deme of the Aigeis tribe, also Plōthia. Podaleia, a city of Lycia near Limyra. Politeia, a city of Achaea. Progaseia, a city of Lydia. Rhaphaneia, a small town of Syria; Rhapheia, a city of Syria. Rhobeia, of Pieria. Salōneia, a city of Bithynia. Samareia, a city of Judaea. Saneia, a city of India. Arrian, in the seventh of the Alexandriad. Seleuceia, a city in what is called Rough Cilicia. And Seleucus Nicator gave it the name Seleuceia, as Alexander says; but formerly it was called Olbia and Hyria. Skandeia, the harbor-town of Cythera, as Pausanias [says] in the third (c. 23, 1). Solygeia, a village of Corinth, as Thucydides [says] in the fourth (c. 42). Stratoniceia, a city of the Macedonians near Caria, and it is named from Stratonice, wife of Antiochus. There is also another small town by Taurus. Stroutheia, a city of Phrygia on the borders of Lycaonia. Sphēkeia, a city of Euboea. Lycophron (v. 447): “the five, somewhere, into Sphēkeia, to Kerastis.” And thus also Cyprus.