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Peloponnesus

noun
1.
The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC.  Synonyms: Peloponnese, Peloponnesian Peninsula.





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"Peloponnesus" Quotes from Famous Books



... reinforced on the way, and they now numbered 366 fighting ships. Those of Sparta and the Peloponnesus were 89, the Athenian fleet 180, while 97 more were supplied by the Greek islands, some of the ships from Melos and the Cyclades being penteconters, large vessels whose long oars were each manned by five rowers. Losses by storm and battle had reduced the Persian armada to some six hundred ...
— Famous Sea Fights - From Salamis to Tsu-Shima • John Richard Hale


Words linked to "Peloponnesus" :   Hellenic Republic, Greece, Sparta, Olympia, peninsula, Peloponnesian Peninsula, Peloponnese, Ellas, Peloponnesian


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