Place details
Place nameThessaly
Other namesThessalia, Thessalía, Thessalie, Tessalia
CountryEllás
Latitude39.5
Longitude22.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area hemmed in by mountains between Epirus & the Aegean Sea; supported several prehistoric civilizations; settled by Thessalians in 2nd mill. BC; ruled by powerful city-states from 6th cen. BC; was part of Roman province of Macedon from 148 BC.