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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 Battle of Megalopolis was fought in 331 BC between Spartan-led forces and Macedonia. Alexander 's regent Antipater led the Macedonians to victory over King Agis III . Alexander, warring in Asia at the time, called it a "battle of mice" ( Ancient Greek : μυομαχίᾱ ), according to Plutarch .
The siege of Megalopolis was a siege battle during the Second War of the Diadochi between Polyperchon, the Regent of the Macedonian Empire, and the people of Megalopolis who supported Polyperchon's rival Cassander. The siege failed and Polyperchon lost a lot of prestige, which was capitalized on by Cassander and his ally Antigonus. [1]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson — with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level — following a spate of major wildfires that have ...
A wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Tuesday, as firefighters ...
Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.
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Millions of dead fish stink up central Greece and strike a blow to tourism in a port city. Scientists link the mass die-off to climate change. Photos show Greece tourist port flooded with more ...