. ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁that ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Th u cy d ides , ▁which ▁dates ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁ 4 3 2 ▁B . C . ▁In ▁Poly b ius ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁insert ions ▁about ▁an ▁ins cription ▁that ▁dates ▁the ▁city ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC ▁The ▁city ' s ▁foundation ▁stood ▁where ▁modern ▁day ▁Ver ria ▁or ▁Kar - Ver ria ▁in ▁Greece ▁is ▁today . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁unique ▁position . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁terrain ▁that ▁surrounded ▁the ▁city ▁back ▁then ▁and ▁even ▁today . ▁ ▁Being ▁position ed ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁Mount ▁B erm ius , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Olymp ian ▁Mountain ▁range , ▁an ▁am ple ▁supply ▁of ▁water ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁A ▁big ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁was ▁the ▁El ia kom on ▁River ▁and ▁Ax ius ▁river ▁which ▁provided ▁the ▁pla ins ▁with ▁ ▁a ▁b ount iful ▁supply ▁of ▁water ▁to ▁n urt ure ▁the ▁apple , ▁pe ach ▁and ▁p ear ▁orch ards . ▁ ▁However , ▁even ▁now ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁wealth y ▁with ▁the ▁fuel ing ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁industrial ▁section ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁an ▁elect rical ▁dam ▁on ▁the ▁El ia kom on ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁region ▁to ▁fall