Doric Tetrapolis

Doric Tetrapolis

Tetrapolis (Greek: Τετράπολις) comprised a set of four closely situated cities in the valley of the Pindos River in the region of Doris in ancient Greece. The four cities were Erineus, Boium, Cytinium, and Pindus. (Strabo x. p. 427.)

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