Timeline for History of eponymous cities
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| Jan 24, 2017 at 23:54 | vote | accept | Brasidas | ||
| Jan 23, 2017 at 4:26 | comment | added | Notaras | @Brasidas kindly disregard my comment about the name Theodosia not appearing till the middle ages. One possible explanation could be that the city had an earlier name but was re-christened by Leukon in the 4th century. Or Ulpian underestimated the age of the colony and made an educated guess as to the origins of the name? | |
| Jan 23, 2017 at 3:47 | comment | added | Brasidas | @Notaras Very interesting comment. According to this document, "Ulpianus records that the city was named after the sister or wife of Leukon I, although this information is open to dispute." But if this Leukon is Leukon of Bosporus (389 - 349 BC) I don't see how is this possible. | |
| Jan 23, 2017 at 3:27 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHistory/status/823371660300603393 | ||
| Jan 23, 2017 at 3:12 | comment | added | Notaras | One possible instance could be "Theodosia" (modern Feodosia) in the Crimea which was founded by Milesians in the 6th century. Although as a proper name, "Theodosia" doesnt appear till the middle ages it could quite possibly refer to an actual person. Certainly there is no individual in Greek mythology known as "Theodosia" | |
| Jan 21, 2017 at 17:10 | answer | added | Brasidas | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 21, 2017 at 15:27 | comment | added | Brasidas | I think no Greek colonist would have dared, for fear of hubris incurring. So I'm looking for a Phoenician/Egyptian/Persian example, or, otherwise, a good Demosthenes quote denouncing Philip's insolence in this matter. | |
| Jan 21, 2017 at 10:13 | comment | added | Steve Bird | I'd imagine that there is a good chance that cities were named after their founders ever since cities were a thing. Where the question becomes difficult is if the founder wasn't otherwise famous enough to be remembered. | |
| Jan 21, 2017 at 6:05 | history | asked | Brasidas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |