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| − | The '''Gallikos''', or '''Galliko''' river anciently known as the '''Echidorus''' (Ἐχείδωρος<ref>Scyl. p. 26</ref>; Ἐχέδωρος<ref>Ptol. 3.13.4</ref>), '''Cheidorus'''<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories'', 7.124.1; 7.127.2; http://perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cgi/citequery3.pl?dbname=GreekFeb2011&getid=1&query=Hdt.%207.126.1</ref> that | + | The '''Gallikos''' (Γαλλικός), or '''Galliko''' river anciently known as the '''Echidorus''' (Ἐχείδωρος<ref>Scyl. p. 26</ref>; Ἐχέδωρος<ref>Ptol. 3.13.4</ref>), '''Cheidorus'''<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories'', 7.124.1; 7.127.2; http://perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cgi/citequery3.pl?dbname=GreekFeb2011&getid=1&query=Hdt.%207.126.1</ref> that empties itself into the [[Thermaic Gulf]] of the [[Aegean Sea]] within the western bounds of the modern city of [[Thessalonica]] before one reaches the larger and parallel [[Vardar (river)|Vardar river]]. |
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| + | The name ''Gall-ikos'' also indicates the presence of [[Celt|Celts]] as ''Gall'' is the equivalent Greek word for the Latin ''Gaul'' and English ''Celt''; who [[Herodotus]] claimed inhabited from this point back to the [[Bosporus]] and [[Hellespont]], being the then Thracians<ref>[[Herodotus]], ''Histories'', 5.3.1-5.9.1</ref>. Smith believes the name changed due to the presence of the city of [[Gallicium]] "on the Roman road to Stobi"<ref>Smith, William, ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography'', 1854, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:id=echidorus-geo</ref>. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, January 9, 2021
The Gallikos (Γαλλικός), or Galliko river anciently known as the Echidorus (Ἐχείδωρος[1]; Ἐχέδωρος[2]), Cheidorus[3] that empties itself into the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea within the western bounds of the modern city of Thessalonica before one reaches the larger and parallel Vardar river.
The name Gall-ikos also indicates the presence of Celts as Gall is the equivalent Greek word for the Latin Gaul and English Celt; who Herodotus claimed inhabited from this point back to the Bosporus and Hellespont, being the then Thracians[4]. Smith believes the name changed due to the presence of the city of Gallicium "on the Roman road to Stobi"[5].
- ↑ Scyl. p. 26
- ↑ Ptol. 3.13.4
- ↑ Herodotus, Histories, 7.124.1; 7.127.2; http://perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cgi/citequery3.pl?dbname=GreekFeb2011&getid=1&query=Hdt.%207.126.1
- ↑ Herodotus, Histories, 5.3.1-5.9.1
- ↑ Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, 1854, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:id=echidorus-geo