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Ermióni (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 23 13 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.3869 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 14 39 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.2442 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ermióni was an ancient city on promontory between two harbors, though somewhat isolated due to its remote location. Was member of Peloponnesian League and plundered by Athens in the 5th century BCE. The older part of city was unoccupied by the 2nd century BCE, when the settlement was on modern site. |
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| Ermióni (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Ermione (C,V)
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| Kastri (C,V)
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| Hermioni (NA,V,Ancient Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kastrí (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Ερμιόνη (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Hermion (H,V)
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| Hermione (H,V)
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Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Argolís (regional division) (P) |
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Ermióni (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was ancient city; Pausanias wrote in 2nd cen. AD that settlement was on present site, just W of the most ancient settlement |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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