Peloponnese

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geographical region peninsula

The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in southern Greece known for its mountainous landscape, ancient archaeological sites like Olympia and Mycenae, and important role in classical Greek history.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Peloponnese peninsula 14
western Peloponnese 4
Peloponnese region 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
borderedBy Aegean Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ
connectedBy Corinth Canal ⓘ
surface form: Corinth Canal bridges

Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ
connectedTo Greek mainland ⓘ
contains Achaea ⓘ
Alfeios River ⓘ
Arcadia ⓘ
Argolid ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ
Elis ⓘ
Epidaurus ⓘ
Eurotas River ⓘ
Kalamata ⓘ
Laconia ⓘ
Mani Peninsula ⓘ
Messenia ⓘ
Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
surface form: Mycenae

Nafplion ⓘ
surface form: Nafplio

Neda River ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ
Parnon mountain range ⓘ
Patras ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
Mount Taygetus ⓘ
surface form: Taygetus mountain range

Nafplion ⓘ
surface form: Tripoli, Greece
country Greece ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasFeature coastal plains ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Mount Taygetus ⓘ
hasHistoricSite Fortress of Palamidi ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia

Theatre of Epidaurus ⓘ
historicalRegionOf Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
knownFor ancient archaeological sites ⓘ
mountainous landscape ⓘ
role in classical Greek history ⓘ
locatedIn Southern Greece ⓘ
surface form: southern Greece
partOf mainland Greece ⓘ
separatedBy Corinth Canal ⓘ
separatedFrom central Greece ⓘ
wasCenterOf Mycenaean civilization ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
surface form: Spartan state
wasTheaterOf Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peloponnesian League → namedAfter → Peloponnese ⓘ
Peloponnesian War → namedAfter → Peloponnese ⓘ
Filiki Eteria → operatedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ
DSE → operationalArea → Peloponnese ⓘ
subject surface form: Democratic Army of Greece
Arcadia → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
Argolid → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
Argos → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
Corinthia → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Periphery of Peloponnese
Elis → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
Kalamata → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Region of Peloponnese
Laconia → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Region of Peloponnese
Mani Peninsula → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
Sicyon → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Peloponnese
Troezen → partOf → Peloponnese ⓘ
Figaleia → partOfHistoricalRegion → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnesus
Brasidas → placeOfActivity → Peloponnese ⓘ
Morea → predecessorEntity → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theme of Peloponnese
Alfeios River → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
Cyclopean masonry → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
Dorians → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
Eurotas River → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
Pyrrho → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
Temple of Hera at Olympia → region → Peloponnese ⓘ
Theodoros Kolokotronis → residence → Peloponnese ⓘ
Xenophon → residence → Peloponnese ⓘ
Corinth Canal → separates → Peloponnese ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth → separates → Peloponnese ⓘ
Strait of Kythira → separates → Peloponnese ⓘ
Hellenica → setIn → Peloponnese ⓘ
Tsakonian → spokenIn → Peloponnese ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Peloponnese
Dorians → traditionalAssociation → Peloponnese ⓘ
Apollo Karneios → veneratedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ
Artemis → worshippedIn → Peloponnese ⓘ