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Achaea (/ ə ˈ k iː ə /) or Achaia (/ ə ˈ k aɪ ə /; Greek: Ἀχαΐα, Akhaḯa, Ancient Greek:) is the northernmost region of the Peloponnese, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia. Its approximate boundaries are: to the south, Mount Erymanthus ; to the south-east, Mount Cyllene ; to the east, Sicyon ; and to the west, the ...
Achaea (/ ə ˈ k iː ə /) or Achaia (/ ə ˈ k aɪ ə /), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia [2] (Αχαΐα, Akhaḯa), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Achaia [1] [2] (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαΐα), sometimes spelled Achaea, [3] [4] was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the Peloponnese, Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, the Cyclades and parts of Phthiotis, Aetolia and Phocis. In the north, it bordered on the provinces of Epirus vetus and Macedonia.
The Ionians took temporary refuge in Athens, and Aegialus became known as Achaea. [21] [22] Pausanias says that 'Achaean' was the name of those Greeks originally inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia, because they were descended from the sons of the mythical Achaeus, Archander and Architeles. [23]
It was located in the regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of Boura, which, like Helike, was a member of the Achaean League. Modern research attributes the catastrophe to an earthquake and accompanying tsunami which destroyed and submerged the city.
Aeniania (Greek: Αἰνιανία) or Ainis (Greek: Αἰνίς) was a small district to the south of Thessaly (which it was sometimes considered part of). [2] The regions of Aeniania and Oetaea were closely linked, both occupying the valley of the Spercheios river, with Aeniania occupying the lower ground to the north, and Oetaea the higher ground south of the river.
Map of Ancient Achaea. Aegae or Aigai (Ancient Greek: Αἰγαί [1]), also known as Aega or Aiga (Αἰγά), was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, and one of the 12 Achaean cities. [2] [3] It was situated upon the river Crathis and upon the coast, between Aegeira and Bura. [4] One of the mentions of Aegae in Homer's Iliad ...
Achaea was founded in 1205 by William of Champlitte and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin, who undertook to conquer the Peloponnese on behalf of Boniface of Montferrat, King of Thessalonica. With a force of no more than 100 knights and 500 foot soldiers, they took Achaea and Elis , and after defeating the local Greeks in the Battle of the Olive Grove ...