Orestias (Greek: Ὀρεστιάς), later refounded by Hadrian as Adrianople (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), was an ancient Greek settlement next to the Evros river in Thrace, near or at the site of present-day Edirne, and close to the current border between Turkey and Greece. == Foundation by Orestes and history == Legends claim that Orestias was founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
Orestias (Greek: Ὀρεστιάς), later refounded by Hadrian as Adrianople (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), was an ancient Greek settlement next to the Evros river in Thrace, near or at the site of present-day Edirne, and close to the current border between Turkey and Greece. == Foundation by Orestes and history == Legends claim that Orestias was founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
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