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ANGELA ZAUTCKE

University of Notre Dame

Herodotus includes Amphicaea in his list of twelve Phocian poleis in the CEPHISUS River valley (BA 55 D3; Müller I, 452–53) which were destroyed by XERXES’ invasion force, guided by the THESSALIANS, in 480 BCE (8.33). The Roman‐era author Pausanias says that Herodotus’ spelling reflects the older version; by the fourth century BCE it was called Amphicleia. Pausanius relates a local story that the city’s name was once Ophiteia as well (10.33.9–10). Little else is known of the city in the classical period.

SEE ALSO: Phocis; Persian Wars