After their expulsion,, the Achaean hero Patreus withdrew the inhabitants from Antheia and Mesatis to Aroë, which he enlarged and called Patrae after himself.
The city's acropolis probably continued to be called Aroë, which was often synonymous with Patrae.
[1] In the war between the Achaeans and the Romans, Patrae suffered so severely that most residents left for the surrounding villages of Mesatis, Antheia, Bolina, Argyra, and Arba.
[4] The modern Messatida takes its name from the ancient place.
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