Aphytis
During archaic and classical times Aphytis was a prosperous city, minting its own coins, which depicted the head of its patron, Ammon Zeus, the city's economy appears to have been mainly based on farming and vine-culture. Aristotle (Politics V,VI 1319 a14) mentions the "agricultural law" of the Aphytians, a special, singular and interesting chapter in the history of ancient Greek public finances. The city became a member of the Chalkidian League; it previously paid tribute under the Thracian phoros of the Delian League.
During Hellenistic and Roman times the city minted coins again; an event possibly related to the fame of the Temple of Ammon Zeus. Strabo mentions Aphytis among the five cities, which existed in Pallene in the first century B.C. (Cassandreia, Aphytis, Mende, Scione and Sane). After the founding of the Roman colony of Cassandreia (43 BC), Aphytis was a vicus of this colony, dependent administratively on it.
Afytos is a village in the modern Kassandra peninsula.
References
- Gerakina N. Mylona 'Aphytos tourist pamphlet' (1994).
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aphytis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ The household as the foundation of Aristotle's polis By D. Brendan Nagle Page 74 ISBN 978-0-521-84934-0 (2006)
- ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, The Roman Colony of Cassandreia in Macedonia (Colonia Iulia Augusta Cassandrensis), Dodona 16(1), 1987, p. 386
External links
- Ancient Coinage of Aphytis ΑΦΥΤΑΙΩΝ Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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