Αncient Ascra
Greece /
Voiotia /
Maurommation /
World
/ Greece
/ Voiotia
/ Maurommation
, 4 km from center (Μαυρομμάτιον)
World / Greece / Stereá Elláda
archaeological site, fortification, Medieval / Middle Ages
Ascra (Ancient Greek: Ἄσκρη, Áskrē) was an ancient town in Boeotia which is best known today as the home of the poet Hesiod.It was located upon Mount Helicon, five miles west of Thespiae.According to a lost poetic Atthis by one Hegesinous, a maiden by the name of Ascra lay with Poseidon and bore a son Oeoclus who, together with the Aloadae, founded the town named for his mother
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascra
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°19'9"N 23°5'40"E
- Thespiai 5.4 km
- Ancient Haliartos 7 km
- Gla - Mycenaean Citadel 20 km
- Ancient Orchomenos 23 km
- Αncient Abae 33 km
- Panopeus 33 km
- Phokikon 37 km
- Acropolis of ancient Elateia 46 km
- Archaeological site of Delphi 55 km
- Thronium 61 km
- Ancient Grove Helicon Muses 3.1 km
- Peripheral unit of Boeotia 5.1 km
- Thespiai 5.7 km
- Leontari 5.8 km
- Battlefield of Haliartus 395 AC 6 km
- Ancient Haliartos 6.6 km
- Acropolis of Aliartos (Haliartus) 6.8 km
- Railway tunnel 7.8 km
- Battle of Leuktra, 371 BC 8.7 km
- Mount Helicon 27 km