The Malian or Maliac Gulf ( Greek : Μαλιακός Κόλπος , romanized : Maliakós Kólpos ) is a gulf in the western Aegean Sea . It forms part of the coastline of Greece 's region of Phthiotis . The gulf stretches east to west to a distance of 15 to 22 kilometers (9.3 to 13.7 mi), depending on the definition, and is very shallow, with a maximum depth of 27 meters (89 ft). The only harbour is that of Stylida , which serves the city of Lamia . To its east is Cape Lichada , the northwesternmost point of the island of Euboea .
5-492: The gulf is named after the ancient Malians who lived on its shores. Due to the constant accretion of silt from the river the Spercheios and smaller streams, the gulf has been shrinking over the centuries. In the summer of 426 BC, a tsunami hit the gulf between the northwest tip of Euboea and Lamia. The ancient strait of Thermopylae , which at the time the famous battle was fought, was delineated by Mount Kallidromo and
10-516: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Malians (Greek tribe) The Malians ( Ancient Greek : Μαλιεῖς , Malieis ) were a Greek tribe that resided at the mouth of the river Spercheios in Greece . The Malian Gulf is named after them. In the western valley of the Spercheios , their land was adjacent to the Aenianes . Their main town was Trachis . In the town of Anthele ,
15-642: The Malian Gulf, has now become a broad coastal plain. Under the London Protocol of 1830 , the line connecting the Malian Gulf and the Aspropotamos River was established as the northern border of the newly independent Greek state. [REDACTED] Media related to Maliakos at Wikimedia Commons 38°52′N 22°38′E / 38.867°N 22.633°E / 38.867; 22.633 This Central Greece location article
20-917: The Malians had an important temple of Demeter ; an early centre of the Delphinian Amphictiony . According to Herodotus , the Malian Ephialtes of Trachis , betrayed the Spartans and their allies in the Battle of Thermopylae , helping the Persians surround the Greek army. In 426 BCE, the Malians asked Sparta for help in their war against the Oetaeans . The Spartans then founded the town Heraclea Trachis in place of Trachis. In
25-704: The following decades, the Malians were under the hegemony of Sparta, until they revolted against it in the Corinthian War . In this war, they lost their land south of the Spercheios, Herakleia Trachis was given to the Oitaians, and Lamia became the new capital of the Malians. Together with the Oitaians and the Ainians, the Malians became members of the Corinthian League , and in 235 BCE,
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