Figaleia

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Figaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its proximity to the classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Φιγάλεια 2
Figaleia canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
settlement
associatedDeity Apollo Epicurius
continent Europe
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country Greece
culture Ancient Greek
hasAlternativeName Phigaleia
Phigalia
hasArchaeologicalRemains fortifications
public buildings
sanctuaries
hasArchaeologicalSignificance yes
hasNameInLanguage Φιγάλεια (Greek)
hasNearbyBorder Elis
Messenia
hasNearbyCulturalHeritage Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
surface form: classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbyModernSettlement Nea Figaleia
hasNearbyMountainRange Arcadian mountains
hasNearbySanctuary Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
surface form: sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbySite Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasTypeOfGovernmentInAntiquity polis
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
knownFor its location in southwestern Arcadia
proximity to the sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
languageInAntiquity Ancient Greek
locatedIn Arcadia
Peloponnese
Arcadia
surface form: ancient Arcadia

southwestern Arcadia
locatedInModernAdministrativeRegion Western Greece
locatedInModernRegionalUnit Elis
locatedInValleyOf Neda River
surface form: Neda River valley
locatedNear Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
surface form: Bassae
locatedOn Peloponnese
surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
locatedOnRiver Neda River
partOf Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
partOfHistoricalRegion Peloponnese
surface form: Peloponnesus
regionType Arcadian city-state
religionInAntiquity Ancient Greek religion
timeOfFlourishing 4th century BCE
5th century BCE

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

Phigaleia ancientName Figaleia
this entity surface form: Φιγάλεια
Phigalia ancientName Figaleia
this entity surface form: Φιγάλεια