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The Peloponnese possesses many important archaeological sites dating from the Bronze Age through to the Middle Ages. Among the most notable are: Bassae‡ (ancient town and the temple of Epikourios Apollo and Greece's first UNESCO World Heritage Site) Corinth (ancient city) Diros caves (4000 – 3000 BC)
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Peloponnese (region) (1 C, 27 P) M. Medieval sites in Peloponnese (region) (2 C, 11 P) Mycenaean sites in the Peloponnese ...
Tiryns (/ ˈ t ɪ r ɪ n z / or / ˈ t aɪ r ɪ n z /; Ancient Greek: Τίρυνς; Modern Greek: Τίρυνθα) is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles was said to have performed his Twelve Labours. It lies 20 km (12 mi) south of Mycenae.
Ancient Regions of Peloponnese (southern mainland Greece). The Peloponnese or Peloponnesos, is a large peninsula at the southern tip of the Balkans, and part of the traditional heartland of Greece. It is joined to the Greek 'mainland' by the Isthmus of Corinth. The Peloponnese is conventionally divided into seven regions, which remain in use as ...
Archaeological site of Ancient Messene: Peloponnese: 2014 i, iii, vi (cultural) Messene is located in a fertile valley near the mountain Ithome. The first temples and shrines on the site date back to the 9th and 8th centuries BCE, while the city of Ancient Messene was founded in 369 BCE by the Theban general Epaminondas. The site is well ...
Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese which are associated with Ancient Greece (12th century BC-6th century AD). Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Nemea (/ ˈ n iː m i ə /; Ancient Greek: Νεμέα; Ionic Greek: Νεμέη) is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece.Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in ancient Argolis, it is today situated in the regional unit of Corinthia.
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.
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