Magnesia (region)

region · 550 BC – 30 BC · location approximate

A coastal region of Thessaly, including the long, narrow peninsula stretching into the Aegean on the southeast. Magnesia gives its name to the modern Greek regional unit.

Coordinates

39.50668, 22.92052

Also known as

Magnes, Mágnes (grc), Magnesia, Magnēsía (grc), Μάγνης (grc), Μαγνησία (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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