Hellenistic Halos
Greece /
Magnisia /
Amaliapolis /
World
/ Greece
/ Magnisia
/ Amaliapolis
, 7 km from center (Αμαλιάπολις)
military, place with historical importance, archaeological site, invisible, ancient ruins, Ancient Greece

The original town of Halos was founded by the coast in the Archaic Period, by the 9th century BC. It was mentioned by Herodotos as naval base for one of the Greek expeditions against the Persian invaders in the summer of 480 BC, but in 346 BC it was sacked by the Macedonian general Parmenion. In 302 BC the town was refounded on the site of a Macedonian military camp at the foot of the hill to the southwest by permission of Demetrios Poliorketes. This was the site of the Hellenistic town, which declined, possibly as a result of an earthquake, in Late Antiquity. During the Byzantine Period, a fortress and settlement survived on the hill above, which had probably served as the acropolis of the Hellenistic city.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alos
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°8'51"N 22°49'23"E
- Pagasès District 24 km
- Dimini 25 km
- Palià District 26 km
- Pèvma Ancient Field 26 km
- Goritsa hill 27 km
- Velestino Town (Ferès) 28 km
- Kynòs Kefalès Ancient Field 37 km
- Ancient Skotous Field 37 km
- Mount Othrys 48 km
- Elefthèrio 63 km
- Limestone quarry 2.6 km
- Sovel Industry 2.9 km
- Nea Anchialos National Airport 8.8 km
- Kouri Forest 9 km
- Pagasetic Gulf 18 km
- Volos 23 km
- Mount Othrys 23 km
- Strait of Artemisium 26 km
- Mount Pelio 32 km
- Peripheral unit of Phthiotis 35 km