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Phigalia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 24 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.4000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 021 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 21.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located near Paradhísia; was a geographically isolated city situated on an uneven plateau high above deep gorge of Neda river; was frequently an ally of Messenians against Sparta 6th-7th cen. BC, & Sparta retaliated; thrived in Hellenistic period. |
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| Phigalia (preferred,C,V)
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| Figália (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Pavlítsa (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Pávlitza (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Figalia (H,V)
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| Phialeus (H,V)
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| Phialia (H,V)
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| Phigaleia (H,V)
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Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Arcadia (regional division) (P) |
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Phigalia (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was settled by Late Bronze Age; declined under Romans but has remained continuously occupied |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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