Methone – A Coastal City between Athens and Argead Macedonia

Abstract

The coastal city of Methone, an Eretrian foundation on the Thermaic Gulf, in close proximity to the Macedonian ports of Therme and Pydna, mirrored the history of Athenian-Argead relations in a particular way. In the late 430s BC, Methone joined the Delian League and became a part of its political and economic networks. This paper explores the importance of Methone regarding Athenian-Argead relations in the Peloponnesian War, the city’s geopolitical location, involvement in trade as a hub in the northern Aegean, function as a gateway to central Macedonia, and relation to its neighbor Pydna.