Œniadæ

Œniadæ or Oiniadai (one pronounces E-deny-die or oï-denied-daï ) is a Seaport of ancient Greece, in Étolie - Acarnanie, in the west of the current village of Katochi, just in the north of a Méandre of the tumultuous river Achéloos, close to its mouth.

The site of the ancient Port is located today inside the grounds, to 3 km of the coast.

One sees, on old the Citadelle, the vestiges of a Greek Théâtre of - IIIe century, dug in the hill, with the vestiges of the scene and the orchestrated in half-circle ().

With the foot of the hill, in north, are Cale S completely exceptional antiques of ships: six adjacent holds (five similar juxtaposed, a larger sixth), dug in the rock ().

This Cité emitted its clean Monnaie: to see in Sylloge Nummorum Græcorum.

References

Tite-Live, Roman History : XXVI, 24,15 and XXVI, 25,10. The city is mentioned for its role during the events of -211 (countryside of Greece).

External bonds

Tite-Live : Roman history, delivers XXVI
Photo theater of Œniadæ
Photos of the cargo compartments

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