Medius, head of the house of the Aleuadae of Larissa, is believed to have provided aid to Amyntas in recovering his throne.

Larissa (, ) is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit.

Today, Larissa is a major commercial and industrial centre in Greece.

The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through the International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos a short distance from Larissa.

The climate of Larissa is transitional.

The city of Larissa is mentioned on Book II of Iliad by Homer in this verse:

It is slightly contradictory because Larissa was also the birthplace of Achilles sworn enemy of Troyans.

Larissa, sometimes written Larisa on ancient coins and inscriptions, is near the site of the Homeric Argissa.

Larissa was indeed the birthplace of Meno, who thus became, along with Xenophon and a few others, one of the generals leading several thousands Greeks from various places, in the ill-fated expedition of 401 ( retold in Xenophon's Anabasis ) meant to help Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II, king of Persia, overthrow his elder brother Artaxerxes II and take over the throne of Persia ( Meno is featured in Plato's dialogue bearing his name, in which Socrates uses the example of " the way to Larissa " to help explain Meno the difference between true opinion and science ( Meno, 97a – c ) ; this " way to Larissa " might well be on the part of Socrates an attempt to call to Meno's mind a " way home ", understood as the way toward one's true and " eternal " home reached only at death, that each man is supposed to seek in his life ).

Larissa is frequently mentioned in connection with the Roman civil wars which preceded the establishment of the empire and Pompey sought refuge there after the defeat of Pharsalus.

Christianity penetrated early to Larissa, though its first bishop is recorded only in 325 at the Council of Nicaea.

The municipal unit of Larissa is divided into four city-districts or municipal communities ( 29 city areas ) plus 2 suburban communities ( Amphithea and Koulourion ).

Larissa is twinned with:

The partition is a result of a compromise, essentially brokered by Eumenes, following a conflict of opinion between the party of Meleager, who wishes to give full power to Philip III ( the illegitimate son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa ), and the party of Perdiccas, who wishes to wait for the birth of the heir of Alexander and his wife, Roxana ( the future Alexander IV ) to give him the throne under the control of a regent.

The capital of the region is Larissa.

The Trikala and Larissa lowlands form a central plain which is surrounded by ring of mountains.

The metropolitan area of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly, is home to more than 230, 000 people, making it the biggest city of the region.

Along with Central Greece, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece, based at Larissa.

He died, probably in Larissa, at the age of 83, 85 or 90, though some say he lived to be well over 100.

Pelasgus built the citadel Larissa of Argos on the Erasinus river, whence the name Pelasgic Argos ( of the Peloponnesus ), but later resettled inland, built Parrhasia and named the region or caused it to be named Pelasgia, to be renamed Arcadia with the coming of the Greeks.

However as Larissa van den Herik has pointed out there is a gap in international law that encourages the use of the charge of genocide when other charges might be more appropriate " The only way for Bosnia to go to the ICJ was to allege genocide.

Yet, there was one weakness Dramali was unaware of: Larissa, unlike the famous Acropolis in Athens, had no spring and consequently fresh water had to be supplied from cisterns.

Although Solano was rumoured to be interesting LA Galaxy, he became " one of the biggest signings in the club ’ s history " when he signed for Super League Greece club Larissa in August 2008.

In the last scenes we learn Larissa lives and, furthermore, this is when Angela is heralded with the contract to be a Manga artist.

In this paragraph the poet Homer shows that the Pelasgians who were the Troyans allies, they used to have the city of Larissa as their own where they lived and come from there.

Author Michael Occleshaw made the claim in his 1995 book The Romanov Conspiracies: The Romanovs and the House of Windsor that Tatiana might have been rescued and transported to England, where she married a British officer and lived under the name Larissa Tudor.

They migrated from there to Haemonia ( later called Thessaly ), where they " drove out the barbarian inhabitants " and divided the country into Phthiotis, Achaia, and Pelasgiotis, named after Achaeus, Phthius and Pelasgus, " the sons of Larissa and Poseidon.

He started for Argos, but learning of the prophecy instead went to Larissa, where athletic games were being held.

Bohemond then advanced on Larissa, where he intended to winter.

In Pausanias he did not return to Argos, but went instead to Larissa, where athletic games were being held.

during the TNA Webography segment where TNA Superstars give an insight into their life that he has been married to his college sweetheart, a Hawaiian / Filipino woman named Larissa Vasper from Hawaii for four years.

created a song entitled " Mrs. Major Tom " on his Adieu Shinjuku Zulu album, where the song is sung by Larissa Gomes.

It was abolished on 10 February 1948, and re-established in 1951 with its HQ at Larissa, where it remains to this day.

There is a regular bus service to Katerini and a local train service ( 3 trains daily in each direction ) to Thessaloniki and Larissa where there is an interchange with the main line to Athens.

87, No. 1, Jan. 1983 ), suggests that Krini is built on the site of Palaepharsalos, where the old road south from Larissa emerged from the hills on to the Pharsalian Plain.

When the First Mithridatic War began in 88 BC, Philo of Larissa left Athens, and took refuge in Rome, where he seems to have remained until his death.

Miguel took his young daughter's name Larissa and the Spanish word for sea ( mar ) and formed Larimar, by the colors of the water of the Caribbean Sea, where it was found.

The obverse depicted the nymph of the local spring, Larissa, for whom the town was named ; probably the choice was inspired by the famous coins of Kimon depicting the Syracusan nymph Arethusa.

The name Larissa, inherited from the Pelasgian settlers — an alternative name for the district was Pelasgiotis — was common to many Pelasgian towns: the ancient Greek word larissa means " stronghold ".

Larissa was the headquarters of Hursid Pasha during the Greek War of Independence.

* Larissa The Official website of the Greek National Tourism Organisation

Well known eclectics in Greek philosophy were the Stoics Panaetius and Posidonius, and the New Academics Carneades and Philo of Larissa.

* Greek National Road 1: Athens – Lamia – Larissa – Thessaloniki – Evzonoi-Former Republic of Macedonia, replaced by Motorway 1

* Greek National Road 3: Elefsina – Thiva – Livadeia-Lamia – Farsala – Larissa – Elassona – Kozani – Florina – Niki-Republic of Macedonia

* Greek National Road 6: Igoumenitsa – Ioannina – Metsovo-Trikala – Larissa – Volos ( runs parallel to Egnatia Odos from Igoumenitsa to Metsovo )

Until his resignation on 9 January 2012, he was the manager of Greek side Larissa.

In May 2011, Coleman was appointed as manager of Greek side Larissa.

On January 14, 2004, the Greek police raided Internet cafes in Larissa, as reported by Eleftherotypia newspaper.

In Greek mythology, Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα ) was a local nymph from Thessaly.

Main road access into Servia is provided by Greek National Road 3 which passes through the town and is part of European route E65, connecting the cities of Florina and Kozani with Larissa.

Larissa fell on 27 April, while the Greek front was reorganized behind the strategic lines of Velestino, in Farsala.

Fani Chalkia (,, born February 2, 1979 in Larissa ) is a Greek hurdler.

Greek National Road 3 is one of the longest highways in Greece and up until the 1960s it served as the main route from Larissa to Thessaloniki.

Philo ( or Philon, ; 154 / 3 – 84 / 3 BC ) of Larissa, was a Greek philosopher.

* Philo of Larissa, Greek philosopher who lived during the 1st century BC

Konstantinos " Kostas " Chalkias (; born 30 May 1974 in Larissa ) is a retired Greek footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for PAOK.

Its Greek name was Larissa, later, Aspros ( White ); later still, the Roman road service station Templum Iovis ( Temple of Jupiter ) was erected, with a fortress nearby.

Demetrius's first marriage was to an Olympias, a Greek noblewoman from Larissa, the daughter of a Greek nobleman, Polycletus or Polyclitus of Larissa.