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Megalopoli (Greek: Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis (Ancient Greek: Μεγαλόπολις, literally large/great city). When it was founded in 371 BCE, it was the first large urbanization in rustic Arcadia. Its ...
The Tsakonian language, still spoken on the coast of modern Arcadia (but in the Classical period considered the southern Argolid coast immediately adjoining Arcadia), is a descendant of Doric Greek, and as such is an exceptional example of a surviving regional dialect of archaic Greek.
The ancient city Gortys was located in the valley of the river Lousios.It reputedly was founded by Gortys, son of Stymphalus, a legendary king of Arcadia.When Megalopolis was founded in the 4th century BC, many inhabitants moved to the new city, but Gortys was still inhabited in the 2nd century AD, a village belonging to Megalopolis then.
Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas , and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan .
Souli (Greek: Σούλι) is a village and a community in the municipality of Megalopoli in southwestern Arcadia, Greece. The community consists of the mountain villages Souli and Derveni. Both villages are located in the mountains on the border with Messenia, at about 500 m elevation.
Perivolia (Greek: Περιβόλια, before 1926: Ρουσβάναγα - Rousvanaga [2]) is a village and a community in the southwestern part of Arcadia, Greece.It is part of the municipality of Megalopoli, located in a rural area 3 km (2 mi) south-east of downtown Megalopoli.
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