Dion
settlement · 750 BC – 640 AD
Dion was a settlement of Pieria located on the border between Macedonia and Thessaly. It was held, traditionally, as the place of Orpheus' death and burial. In the Roman Imperial period, it became a Roman colonia. The adjacent modern village, now known as Dion, is sometimes also referenced by its earlier modern name Malathria.
- Coordinates
- 40.17639, 22.49144
- Also known as
- Colonia Iulia Augusta Diensium (la), Colonia Iulia Augusta Diensium (la)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)