Phyllus
Phyllus or Phylos (Ancient Greek: Φύλλος) was a city near Mount Phylleium in the district of Thessaliotis, in ancient Thessaly. Strabo says the city was noted for a temple of Apollo Phylleius. Statius calls this city Phylli. The city is also cited by Stephanus of Byzantium.
Φύλλος | |
The tell (magoula) of Paliambela, the site of ancient Phyllos | |
Shown within Greece | |
| Location | Fyllo, Palamas |
|---|---|
| Region | Karditsa (regional unit), Greece |
| Coordinates | 39°24′42″N 22°11′04″E |
| Type | Ancient city |
| History | |
| Founded | Mycenaean period |
| Abandoned | Hellenistic period |
| Cultures | Ancient Greece |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Jean-Claude Decourt |
The site of Phyllus is at Magoula Paliambela, a large tell in the modern municipal unit of Fyllo.
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