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.
Statements (45)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.