Achaea

[ uh-kee-uh ]

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noun

Achaea

/ əˈkaɪə; əˈkiːə /

a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese. Capital: Patras. Pop: 318 928 (2001). Area: 3209 sq km (1239 sq miles) Modern Greek nameAkhaïa
a province of ancient Greece, in the N Peloponnese on the Gulf of Corinth: enlarged as a Roman province in 27 bc

The district for administrative purposes forms part of the nome of Elis and Achaea (see Greece).

In 1333 it was annexed to Achaea, in 1336 to Servia, and in 1394 to Venice.

All the princes of Achaea competed for her hand, having first taken an oath to avenge whomsoever she might choose for her husband.

At Teuthea in Achaea she was worshipped as the goddess of the woodland pasture, and at Cnidus as the nurturer of the hyacinth.

Augustus made it the capital of Achaea; Hadrian enriched it with public works.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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