Plans of settlements showing defensive structures.
Bibliography (1)
- Frederiksen, R.; Greek City Walls of the Archaic Period, 900-480 BC (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology)
Calydon is one of the poleis mentioned in the Iliad. According to Thucydides, the city lay near the Corinthian Gulf. Although it stood a little back from the coast, beside the river Euenos, the city had a seaport. Archaeological investigation has revealed close cultural contacts with other centres on the Gulf, especially with Corinth itself, from the Archaic period onwards. The settlement occupied two neighbouring hills and the valley between them, with the acropolis on the western hill. This was separately fortified, but the part occupying the other hill and the valley was enclosed by a 4 km wall circuit with gates and towers, dating from the 4th century BC.
Forms of occupation of the ásty