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LARISSA

Volume 6 · 75 words · 1778 Edition

an ancient, rich, and celebrated town of Greece, in the province of Janna, or Thessaly, with an archbishop's see of the Greek church, a palace, and several handsome mosques. According to Virgil, it is the country of Achilles, and the place where Philip the father of Alexander the Great resided. The inhabitants carry on a considerable trade. The city is agreeably seated on the river Peneus, in E. Long. 23° 36'. N. Lat. 38° 51'.