Megalopolis
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Megalopolis was a major ancient city in Arcadia, Greece, founded in the 4th century BCE as a political and military counterweight to Spartan power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megalopolis canonical | 7 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| continuedInEra |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
military counterweight to Sparta
ⓘ
political counterweight to Sparta ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedToOppose | Sparta ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortifications
ⓘ
large agora ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor | Megalopoli ⓘ |
| hasType | planned city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryAtPresentSite | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnese peninsula
|
| militaryFunction | base against Spartan influence ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | great city ⓘ |
| nearRiver |
Alpheios River
ⓘ
Helisson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arcadian League ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | seat of the Arcadian federal government ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern regional unit of Arcadia ⓘ |
| region | Arcadia ⓘ |
| role |
major urban center in Arcadia
ⓘ
military center of Arcadia ⓘ political center of Arcadia ⓘ |
| status | ruined city ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.