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Menalaion (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 02 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.0333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located three miles from Spárti; this was possibly the site of Homeric Sparta, since Menalaion was clearly the site of a major settlement contemporary with Homer's tale, and there are fewer contemporary remains at Spárti. |
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| Menalaion (preferred,C,V)
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| Spárta (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Mázi (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Mázion (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Tripodhískos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Sparta (H,O,English,U,N)
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............ | this site was possibly ancient Sparta |
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Lakonía (regional division) (P) |
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Menalaion (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1st mill. BC |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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