Euripus (Acarnania)


Euripus or Euripos was a town in ancient Acarnania. It is known mainly through epigraphic evidence, including the appointment of theorodokos of the place is mentioned towards the year 356/5 BCE to host theoroi of Epidaurus and also in another entry dated in the period 331/0-313 BCE to receive the theoroi of Nemea. It was a member of the Acarnanian League in the 3rd century BCE. It is also mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax.
Its site is located near the modern Rouga.