Cyrrhus (Macedonia)
Town in ancient Macedonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyrrhus or Kyrros (Ancient Greek: Κύρρος),[1] also known as Cyrius or Kyrius (Κύριος),[2] was a town in ancient Macedonia. Sitalces penetrated into Macedonia to the left of Cyrrhus and Pella.[1]
Κύρρος | |
 Prehistoric gold ornament from Cyrrhus. | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′40″N 22°18′09″E |
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It is located near the modern Aravissos.[3][4]
The other Cyrrhus, a now-ruined city on the Euphrates, was named after it by Seleucus I Nicator, a Macedonian general with Alexander the Great. It is not known which Andronicus of Cyrrhus came from.
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