Nisaea

Nisaea or Nisaia (Ancient Greek: Νίσαια or Νισαία) was the Saronic port town of the ancient polis Megara.^[1] In Greek mythology, Nisaea was founded by one of Pandion II's sons, Nisos, who named the region given to him by his father Nisaea, after himself.^[2] Control of Nisaea slipped back and forth between Athens and Megara both before and during the Peloponessian War.^[3]^[4] Athenian allies of the Megarians built long walls which connected Nisaea to Megaris.^[5] According to Thucydides, the length of the walls that connected the port to Megara were eight Greek stadia, while Strabo claims the walls to have been 18 stadia in length.^[6]^[7] A temple of Demeter was located on the road near Nisaea, and a temple of Poseidon located within the port town.^[8] Nisaean Megara is thought to have been the birthplace of poet Theognis, but his birthplace is not known for certain^[9] The location of the ancient port town remains in debate by historians.^[4]

^ Ager, Sheila (2018-11-15). "Mythic Highways of the Megarid". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 50.
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^ Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 106.
^ ^a ^b Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 103.
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^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.66.
^ Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 105.
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[:9-1] Ager, Sheila (2018-11-15). "Mythic Highways of the Megarid". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 50.

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[:0-3] Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 106.

[:1-4] Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 103.

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[6] Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.66.

[:2-7] Freitag, Klaus (2018-11-15). "With and Without You: Megara's Harbours". Teiresias Supplements Online. 1: 105.

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