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ID: 7010920
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7010920

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Megalopolis (deserted settlement)  Megalopolis (deserted settlement)

Coordinates:
Lat: 37 24 57 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 37.4167  decimal degrees
Long: 022 07 58 E  degrees minutes   Long: 22.1333  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient ruins situated northwest of modern Megalópoli, on both banks of the river Elissonas. The ancient town flourished, but had declined when recorded by Pausanias in 2nd cen. CE.

Names:
Megalopolis (preferred,C,V,S,Greek (transliterated),U)
Megalópolis (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
Megalopoli (C,V)
Megalepolis (C,V)
Μεγαλόπολις (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Greece (nation)  ........  Greece (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Peloponnese (region (administrative division))  ............  Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P)
Hierarchy of Arcadia (regional division)  ................  Arcadia (regional division) (P)
Hierarchy of Megalopolis (deserted settlement)  ....................  Megalopolis (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:
deserted settlement (preferred, C)  ............  ancient settlement is approximately 1 km from modern town
archaeological site (C)
ruins (C)
inhabited place (H)
town (H)

Related geographic places:
near/adjacent to ....  Megalópoli .......... (inhabited place)
..............................  (World, Europe, Greece, Pelopónnisos region, Arkadhía regional division) [7594363]

Sources and Contributors:
Μεγαλόπολις..........  [VP]
.......................  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Megalepolis..........  [VP]
.......................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Megalopoli..........  [VP]
.......................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Megalópolis..........  [VP]
.......................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 125
Megalopolis..........  [GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) 34SFG0028841699
.......................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979) 564-565
Subject: .....  [GRLPSC, VP]
..................  ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979) 564-565
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 125
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)

 

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