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949:, 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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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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534:), 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.
782:. The Peloponnese is conventionally divided into seven regions, which remain in use as regional units of modern Greece. Most of these regions are directly named in the "catalogue of ships" in the
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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
725:, sharing a location in the valley of the Spercheios (see above). The Oetaeans were members of the Delphian Amphictyonic League, and shared two votes on the Amphictyonic council with the
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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
1422:) 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
1125:), occupied the south-eastern part of the Peloponnese. Its principal boundaries were formed by the Parnon and Taygetos mountain ranges. Its western boundary, adjoining
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102:, can be seen primarily as distinct geo-physical units, defined by physical boundaries such as mountain ranges and rivers. Conversely, the division of
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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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did the rest of Laconia become free from Spartan domination. However, Laconia instead fell under the domination of the
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675:Megaris (
506:Cithaeron
456:Ἀπεραντία
446:Aperantia
440:Aperantia
393:Acarnania
350:round to
292:, son of
235:Ἀκαρνανία
227:Acarnania
222:Acarnania
216:Acarnania
138:) in the
136:symmachia
130:like the
2499:"Epirus"
2316:, 3.295.
2312:Virgil.
2196:VIII, 73
2184:I, 56–57
2028:See also
1830:Mygdonia
1824:Mygdonia
1739:Bottiaea
1733:Bottiaea
1728:Bisaltia
1722:Bisaltia
1673:Thessaly
1605:Tymphaea
1599:Tymphaea
1585:Παραυαία
1577:Parauaea
1572:Parauaea
1566:Parauaea
1518:Molossoi
1507:Μολοσσοί
1493:Molossia
1487:Molossis
1479:was the
1469:Phoenice
1420:Ἀθαμάνες
1359:Phalanna
1355:Oloosson
1339:Thessaly
1319:Pelasgia
1282:Magnesia
1258:Aeolians
1196:Messenia
1181:Perioeci
1150:Delphian
1127:Messenia
1085:Messenia
1016:Diomedes
930:rivers.
892:Alpheios
888:Taygetos
880:Messenia
727:Aenianes
723:Aeniania
713:Oetaea (
641:Locrians
405:Locrians
401:Thessaly
335:Thessaly
319:Αἰνιανία
311:Aeniania
300:Aeniania
294:Alcmaeon
106:between
34:require
2275:Homer,
2260:Homer,
2245:Homer,
2230:Homer,
2206:Homer,
2167:Homer,
2152:Homer,
2126:Homer,
2089:Homer,
1882:Sintice
1876:Sintice
1843:Orestis
1808:Eordaea
1802:Eordaea
1797:Emathia
1791:Emathia
1711:Almopia
1697:Sintice
1677:Strimon
1665:Paionia
1653:kingdom
1633:Macedon
1523:ancient
1514::
1449:Chaonia
1444:Chaonia
1438:Chaonia
1351:Doliche
1347:Pythion
1221:Laconia
1216:Arcadia
1143:Cynuria
1139:Eurotas
1135:Arcadia
1103:Laconia
1047:Megaris
993:Laconia
989:Arcadia
975:Argolis
896:Eurotas
876:Laconia
860:Argolis
840:Arcadia
806:Arcadia
776:Balkans
681:Μεγαρίς
671:Megaris
665:Megaris
595:Δωριείς
565:Aetolia
557:Δολοπία
549:Dolopia
544:Dolopia
538:Dolopia
532:Βοιωτία
522:Boeotia
516:Boeotia
498:Boeotia
494:Megaris
490:Cranaus
460:Dolopia
421:Calydon
391:) from
389:Αἰτωλία
375:Aetolia
369:Aetolia
290:Acarnan
271:Stratos
255:Calydon
247:Aetolia
108:Boeotia
36:cleanup
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2314:Aeneid
2054:
2006:Crimea
2001:Cyprus
1995:Cyprus
1984:Pontus
1957:Aeolis
1951:Aeolis
1865:Pieria
1766:Edonis
1705:Edonis
1693:Nestos
1685:Thrace
1669:Thrace
1661:Epirus
1635:(from
1593:Epirus
1529:tribal
1473:Virgil
1461:Epirus
1424:Strabo
1388:Epirus
1381:, and
1262:Aeolic
1157:Dorian
1109:Sparta
1081:Achaea
1051:Achaea
916:Diagon
902:, and
884:Parnon
852:Achaea
822:Sicyon
794:Achaea
733:Phocis
719:Οἰταία
709:Oetaea
703:Oetaea
693:Euclid
689:Megara
629:Locris
623:Locris
617:Ionian
611:Euboea
605:Euboea
599:Dorian
561:Greece
510:Ionian
502:Parnes
486:Atthis
482:Ἀττική
472:Attica
466:Attica
423:; and
417:Evenus
397:Epirus
339:Oetaea
279:Epirus
239:Greece
202:Greece
120:Locris
112:Phocis
2431:Homer
2278:Iliad
2263:Iliad
2248:Iliad
2233:Iliad
2209:Iliad
2170:Iliad
2155:Iliad
2129:Iliad
2092:Iliad
1979:Ionia
1973:Ionia
1683:with
1637:Greek
1581:Greek
1526:Greek
1503:Greek
1477:Chaon
1457:Greek
1453:Chaon
1416:Greek
1161:Doris
1115:Greek
1012:Iliad
981:Argos
958:Iliad
928:Ladon
920:Tegea
784:Iliad
715:Greek
651:Malis
636:Iliad
591:Greek
579:Doris
553:Greek
528:Greek
478:Greek
452:Greek
385:Greek
360:Malis
331:Αἰνίς
327:Greek
323:Ainis
321:) or
315:Greek
306:Ainis
231:Greek
184:Greek
116:Doris
2629:ISBN
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