Polydendron in Peloponnese
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Sparta

Sparta, or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece.

Located at 37.0819, 22.4236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Greek cities, Former populated places in Greece, Greek mythology, Mythological kings, Offspring of Zeus, Populated places in Laconia, Rulers of Sparta, Sparta, States and territories established in the 11th century BC

Oenus (river)

The Oenus is a river in the Peloponnese peninsula, southern Greece. It rises in the watershed of Mt. Parnon, and, after flowing in a general southwesterly direction, falls into the Eurotas, at the distance of little more than a mile from Sparti. The principal tributary of the Oenus was the Gorgylus, probably the river of Vrestená. (Leake, Peloponnesiaca, p. 347.)

Located at 37.0932, 22.4266 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Laconia, Rivers of Greece

Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia

The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta.

Located at 37.083, 22.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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8th-century BC architecture, 6th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures, Ancient Greek sanctuaries, Ancient Greek sites in Greece, Greek goddesses, Religion in ancient Sparta, Sanctuaries in Greece, Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese, Artemis

Neos Kosmos, Athens

For the Greek influenced newspaper in Australia, see Neos Kosmos (newspaper) Neos Kosmos (Greek: Νέος Κόσμος, meaning New World) is the name of a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the city of Athens, Greece, near to the historic centre. Neos Kosmos is linked with the Syngrou Avenue to the south. It has two Attiko Metro subway stations, Neos Kosmos and Syngrou-Fix. It is recently linked with the tram.

Located at 37.0667, 22.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods in Athens

Archaeological Museum of Sparta

The Archaeological Museum of Sparta is a museum in Sparta in Greece. It houses thousands of finds from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta, known as the Lakedaemonia, but also from the rest of the municipality of Laconia. The collection's pieces date from the Neolithic Age to the late Roman Period. There are seven rooms of an approximate area of 500 m2 which display only a small part of the collection. Administratively it belongs in 5th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classic Antiquities.

Located at 37.0742, 22.4316 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological museums in Greece, Sparta, Museums in Peloponnese (region)

464 BC Sparta earthquake

The Sparta earthquake of 464 BC destroyed much of Sparta, a city-state of ancient Greece. Historical sources suggest that the death toll may have been as high as 20,000, although modern scholars suggest that this figure is likely an exaggeration. The earthquake sparked a revolt of the helots, the slave class of Spartan society. Events surrounding this revolt led to an increase in tension between Sparta and their rival Athens and the cancellation of a treaty between them.

Located at 37.08, 22.43 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Earthquakes in Greece, 5th-century BC earthquakes, Sparta, Classical Greece

Brontochion Monastery

Brontochion Monastery (Greek: Βροντόχιον, Μονή Βροντοχίου) is a monastery in Mystras, Greece. The abbot Pachomius incorporated into it the small church of the Hodegetria, or "Aphentikon", as the monastery's catholicon. The church was reconstructed and completed around 1310, with some scholars giving 1308-1312 as the construction dates and others 1310-1322.

Located at 37.076, 22.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Christian monasteries in Greece, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Byzantine sacred architecture, Mystras, Buildings and structures in Peloponnese (region)