APOLLONIA, the name of several ancient cities,
particularly of a colony of the Miletians in Thrace,
from which Lucullus took away a colossus of Apollo,
and placed it in the capitol. The greatest part of the
town was situated in a small island in the Euxine, in
which was a temple of Apollo (Strabo). Pliny says the
colossus was 30 cubits high, and cost 500 talents. There
was also an Apollonia at Mount Parnassus, near Delphi
(Stephanus). Troezen was formerly called Apollonia.