Alagonia
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Alagonia (Ancient Greek: Ἀλαγονία) was a town of ancient Laconia, ancient Greece, near the Messenian frontier, belonging to the Eleuthero-Lacones, containing temples of the Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis. This town was 30 stadia distant from Gerenia.[1]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Anatoliko.[2][3]
References
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece iii. 21. § 6-7, iii. 26. § 8-11
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Alagonia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Coordinates: 36°57′20″N 22°15′40″E / 36.955566°N 22.261205°E
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