Paros or Parus (Ancient Greek: Πάρος) was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Paros.[1][2]

Its site is located near modern Parikia.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.104.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. x. p. 487. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Paros". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

37°05′04″N 25°08′54″E / 37.0844°N 25.1483°E / 37.0844; 25.1483


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