Thessaliotis corresponded to the central plain of Thessaly and the upper course of the river Peneius, so called from its having been first occupied by the Thessalian conquerors from Epirus.
Its major towns were: Pharsalus (the most important), Peirasia, Phyllus, Metropolis, Cierium, Euhydrium, and Thetidium.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
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