Amfikleia ( Greek : Αμφίκλεια , before 1915: Δαδί - Dadi ) is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis , Greece . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia , of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 229.366 km, the community 108.124 km. At the 2021 census, the population of the municipal unit was 2,996 and of the community 2,157. The town is situated at the northern foot of Mount Parnassus , in the valley of the river Cephissus . It is 11 km northwest of Kato Tithorea and 31 km southeast of Lamia . Greek National Road 3 (Thebes - Lamia) passes through the town. The town is served by a railway station with connections on the Athens–Thessaloniki railway.
5-417: The municipal unit Amfikleia consists of the following communities: Amfikleia was named after the ancient town Amphicleia ( Ancient Greek : Ἀμφίκλεια ). Amphicleia was also named Amphicaea (Ἀμφίκαια) and Ophiteia (Ὀφιτεία). It was situated in the north of ancient Phocis . The Persians under Xerxes destroyed the city in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece . It was rebuilt afterwards, and at
10-428: The acropolis of Amphicleia. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William , ed. (1854–1857). "Amphicaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray. 38°38′33″N 22°34′53″E / 38.6424°N 22.5813°E / 38.6424; 22.5813 This article about a location in ancient Phocis
15-454: The name of Ophiteia (Ὀφιτεία), in consequence of a legend, which Pausanias relates. The place was celebrated in the time of Pausanias for the worship of Dionysus , to which an inscription refers, found at the site of the ancient town. The site of the ancient town is occupied by the cemetery of the modern town of Amfikleia . It is also the site of a medieval tower (Paliopyrgos), which has been built with extensive reuse of spolia from
20-596: The time of Pausanias (2nd century AD), it was known for the worship of Dionysus . During the Middle Ages, a tower was built on the site of the acropolis. Today the site is occupied by the cemetery. Dadi, which was founded near the site of ancient Amphicleia, became a vibrant town; in early 19th century, William Leake reported 500 families living in the town. Dadi was renamed to Amfikleia in 1915. Amphicleia Amphicleia or Amphikleia ( Ancient Greek : Ἀμφίκλεια ) or Amphicaea or Amphikaia (Ἀμφίκαια)
25-566: Was a Greek town in the north of ancient Phocis , distant 60 stadia from Lilaea , and 15 stadia from Tithronium . It was destroyed by the Persian army of Xerxes in his invasion of Greece (480 BCE). Although Herodotus calls it Amphicaea, following the most ancient traditions, the Amphictyonic League gave it the name of Amphicleia in their decree respecting rebuilding the town (346 BCE). It also bore for some time
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