Aegium

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Aegium was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Achaea, known as a political and religious center, especially during the Hellenistic period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
polis
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
describedBy Pausanias NERFINISHED
Polybius NERFINISHED
floruit Hellenistic period
governedBy Achaean League NERFINISHED
hasSanctuaryOf Aphrodite NERFINISHED
Asclepius NERFINISHED
Athena NERFINISHED
Demeter NERFINISHED
Dionysus NERFINISHED
Eileithyia NERFINISHED
Hera NERFINISHED
Zeus Homagyrios NERFINISHED
hasTempleOf Aphrodite NERFINISHED
Asclepius NERFINISHED
Athena NERFINISHED
Demeter NERFINISHED
Dionysus NERFINISHED
Eileithyia NERFINISHED
Hera NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
hasType coastal city
knownFor political assemblies
religious festivals
sanctuaries
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Achaea NERFINISHED
northern Peloponnese NERFINISHED
locatedNear river Selinus NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED
modernSuccessor Aigio NERFINISHED
partOf Achaean League NERFINISHED
periodOfImportance Classical period
politicalFunction venue for federal council of Achaean League
politicalRole meeting place of the Achaean League
political center of Achaea
politicalStatus member city of the Achaean League
predecessor earlier Achaean settlements
region Peloponnese NERFINISHED
religiousFunction site of common Achaean sacrifices
religiousRole religious center of Achaea
religiousTitle seat of important Achaean cults
strategicImportance control of routes along the Gulf of Corinth

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Achaea historicalCity Aegium