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Rhaecelus

Coordinates: 40°28′16″N 22°51′15″E / 40.471036°N 22.854091°E / 40.471036; 22.854091
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Rhaecelus or Rhaikelos[1][2] (Greek: Ῥαίκηλος and Ῥάκηλος) was an Eretrian colony in Lower Macedonia, near Aeneia, founded by Athenian tyrant Peisistratos of the 6th century BC. Its site is located near Aeneia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Walker, Keith (9 January 2004). Archaic Eretria: A Political and Social History from the Earliest Times to 490 BC. Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 0-415-28552-6.
  2. ^ Book Search
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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