Echinus (Thessaly)

[4] Demosthenes says that Echinus was taken by Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, from the Thebans.

[9] Under Roman rule, the city was part of Achaea Phthiotis and by extension of Thessaly, and experienced a period of great prosperity, as testified by archaeological finds.

[10] Emperor Justinian I renovated its fortifications, but the 551 Beirut earthquake and tsunami caused major damage, and the town probably never recovered.

The modern village stands upon the side of a hill, the summit of which was occupied by the ancient acropolis.

Edward Dodwell remarks from his visit in the early 19th century, that it appears as well from its situation as its works, to have been a place of great strength, "Opposite the Acropolis, at the distance of a few hundred paces, is a hill, where there are some ruins, and foundations of large blocks, probably a temple.