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Egósthena (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on a deep inlet of the gulf of Corinth; was important fortified site on ancient road between Boiotia & the Peloponnesos; noted for battles that took place here in 378 BC, as recorded by Xenophon. |
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| Egósthena (preferred,C,V)
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| Aigósthena (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Aigósthaina (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Yermenós (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Aegosthena (H,V)
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| Aigosthena (H,V)
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| Porto Germano (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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fortification dates to at least 5th cen. BC |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| battlefield (H) |
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