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  2. Achaia (Roman province) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Achaea (ancient region) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Principality of Achaea - Wikipedia

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    The Principality of Achaea (/ ... In 1249, William II moved the capital of Achaea to the newly built fortress of Mistra, near ancient Sparta.

  5. Achaea - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Aegae (Achaea) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Helike - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Dyme - Wikipedia

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    Dyme (Ancient Greek: Δύμη), or Dymae, [1] was a town and polis (city-state) [2] of ancient Achaea, and the most westerly of the 12 Achaean cities, from which circumstance it is said to have derived its name. [3] [4] [5] The location of Dyme is near the modern Kato Achaia. [6] [7]

  9. Aigio - Wikipedia

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    Aigio is the second largest city in Achaea after Patras. The municipal unit has an area of 151.101 km 2 . [ 3 ] It has a population of around 26,000 while the municipality has about 49,000 inhabitants.