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960:, the Greek name for the supposed 'indigenous' inhabitants of Greece, who dwelt there before the arrival of the 'Hellenic' tribes. Whilst Herodotus seems to have found the idea that the Pelasgians were not 'Greek' far-fetched, it is clear that the Arcadians were considered as the original inhabitants of the region.
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The region of Phocis, along with some of the cities that existed there in the
Classical period, is described in the Iliad. In the Archaic and Classical periods, the Phocians were members of the Delphian Amphictyonic League, and had two votes on the Amphictyonic council, until they were stripped of
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545:), along with many of the cities that existed there in the Classical period, is described in the "catalogue of ships", in the Iliad. In the Archaic and Classical periods, the Boeotians were members of the Delphian Amphictyonic League, and had two votes on the Amphictyonic council.
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Acquired Aetolia in the east, from the Evenus and Calydon to the Ozolian Locrians. The country has a level and fruitful coastal region, but an unproductive and mountainous interior. The mountains contained many wild beasts, and acquired fame in
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to the west, and to the south by the territory of
Argolis. As discussed above, the boundary between Argolis and Corinthia was rather fluid, and in both ancient and modern times, the regions have been considered together.
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ran along the tops of Mount Elaeum and Mount Nomia. The northern border with
Arcadia then ran amongst the foothills of Taygetos, but all the headwater of the Alpheios river lay outside Messenia. The eastern border with
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Aeniania occupying the lower ground to the north, and Oetaea the higher ground south of the river. The boundaries of these two regions were formed by the arc of high ground running west from
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Hellenic world as conceived by the Ancient Greeks of antiquity, shown by their presence in the works of ancient historians and geographers or in surviving legends and myths.
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Archaic and Classical periods, the Aenianians (in Greek Αἰνιᾶνες) were members of the Delphian Amphictyonic League, and shared two votes on the Amphictyonic council with the Oetaeans.
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Larissos river and western spur of Erymanthos, and the east the border with Arcadia ran along the Erymanthos and Diagon rivers to Mount Elaeum. From the Elaeum, its border with
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Corinthia is discussed in the "catalogue of ships" of the Iliad, without being given that explicit name, but the major cities of the region are listed together under the leadership of
1433:) referred to the southeastern area of Epirus, which was the homeland of the Greek tribe of the Athamanians, who are usually considered to be Greek by modern scholars, although
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was rather more fluid, and these territories have sometimes been considered together. For instance, Pausanias discussed
Argolis and Corinthia together in one book of his
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and its tumultuous changes in the local population and culture, giving them a less political and more symbolic presence.
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Magna Graecia (Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς – Megálē Hellás) ancient colonies and dialects in the Classical Age (before Roman conquest).
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did the rest of Laconia become free from Spartan domination. However, Laconia instead fell under the domination of the
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in ancient Greece lay on either side of the isthmus of Corinth. On the northern side of the Isthmus, it was bounded by
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27:Geographical sub-divisions of the Hellenic world
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973:Agamemnon
967:" in the
875:Corinthia
829:Corinthia
696:Corinthia
686:Megaris (
517:Cithaeron
467:Ἀπεραντία
457:Aperantia
451:Aperantia
404:Acarnania
361:round to
303:, son of
246:Ἀκαρνανία
238:Acarnania
233:Acarnania
227:Acarnania
149:) in the
147:symmachia
141:like the
2510:"Epirus"
2327:, 3.295.
2323:Virgil.
2207:VIII, 73
2195:I, 56–57
2039:See also
1841:Mygdonia
1835:Mygdonia
1750:Bottiaea
1744:Bottiaea
1739:Bisaltia
1733:Bisaltia
1684:Thessaly
1616:Tymphaea
1610:Tymphaea
1596:Παραυαία
1588:Parauaea
1583:Parauaea
1577:Parauaea
1529:Molossoi
1518:Μολοσσοί
1504:Molossia
1498:Molossis
1490:was the
1480:Phoenice
1431:Ἀθαμάνες
1370:Phalanna
1366:Oloosson
1350:Thessaly
1330:Pelasgia
1293:Magnesia
1269:Aeolians
1207:Messenia
1192:Perioeci
1161:Delphian
1138:Messenia
1096:Messenia
1027:Diomedes
941:rivers.
903:Alpheios
899:Taygetos
891:Messenia
738:Aenianes
734:Aeniania
724:Oetaea (
652:Locrians
416:Locrians
412:Thessaly
346:Thessaly
330:Αἰνιανία
322:Aeniania
311:Aeniania
305:Alcmaeon
117:between
45:require
2286:Homer,
2271:Homer,
2256:Homer,
2241:Homer,
2217:Homer,
2178:Homer,
2163:Homer,
2137:Homer,
2100:Homer,
1893:Sintice
1887:Sintice
1854:Orestis
1819:Eordaea
1813:Eordaea
1808:Emathia
1802:Emathia
1722:Almopia
1708:Sintice
1688:Strimon
1676:Paionia
1664:kingdom
1644:Macedon
1534:ancient
1525::
1460:Chaonia
1455:Chaonia
1449:Chaonia
1362:Doliche
1358:Pythion
1232:Laconia
1227:Arcadia
1154:Cynuria
1150:Eurotas
1146:Arcadia
1114:Laconia
1058:Megaris
1004:Laconia
1000:Arcadia
986:Argolis
907:Eurotas
887:Laconia
871:Argolis
851:Arcadia
817:Arcadia
787:Balkans
692:Μεγαρίς
682:Megaris
676:Megaris
606:Δωριείς
576:Aetolia
568:Δολοπία
560:Dolopia
555:Dolopia
549:Dolopia
543:Βοιωτία
533:Boeotia
527:Boeotia
509:Boeotia
505:Megaris
501:Cranaus
471:Dolopia
432:Calydon
402:) from
400:Αἰτωλία
386:Aetolia
380:Aetolia
301:Acarnan
282:Stratos
266:Calydon
258:Aetolia
119:Boeotia
47:cleanup
18:Argolid
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2325:Aeneid
2065:
2017:Crimea
2012:Cyprus
2006:Cyprus
1995:Pontus
1968:Aeolis
1962:Aeolis
1876:Pieria
1777:Edonis
1716:Edonis
1704:Nestos
1696:Thrace
1680:Thrace
1672:Epirus
1646:(from
1604:Epirus
1540:tribal
1484:Virgil
1472:Epirus
1435:Strabo
1399:Epirus
1392:, and
1273:Aeolic
1168:Dorian
1120:Sparta
1092:Achaea
1062:Achaea
927:Diagon
913:, and
895:Parnon
863:Achaea
833:Sicyon
805:Achaea
744:Phocis
730:Οἰταία
720:Oetaea
714:Oetaea
704:Euclid
700:Megara
640:Locris
634:Locris
628:Ionian
622:Euboea
616:Euboea
610:Dorian
572:Greece
521:Ionian
513:Parnes
497:Atthis
493:Ἀττική
483:Attica
477:Attica
434:; and
428:Evenus
408:Epirus
350:Oetaea
290:Epirus
250:Greece
213:Greece
131:Locris
123:Phocis
2442:Homer
2289:Iliad
2274:Iliad
2259:Iliad
2244:Iliad
2220:Iliad
2181:Iliad
2166:Iliad
2140:Iliad
2103:Iliad
1990:Ionia
1984:Ionia
1694:with
1648:Greek
1592:Greek
1537:Greek
1514:Greek
1488:Chaon
1468:Greek
1464:Chaon
1427:Greek
1172:Doris
1126:Greek
1023:Iliad
992:Argos
969:Iliad
939:Ladon
931:Tegea
795:Iliad
726:Greek
662:Malis
647:Iliad
602:Greek
590:Doris
564:Greek
539:Greek
489:Greek
463:Greek
396:Greek
371:Malis
342:Αἰνίς
338:Greek
334:Ainis
332:) or
326:Greek
317:Ainis
242:Greek
195:Greek
127:Doris
2640:ISBN
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1437:and
1368:and
1223:Neda
1219:Elis
1142:Abia
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