Μορέας
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Μορέας is the medieval Greek name for the Peloponnese peninsula, a significant region in southern Greece that served as the center of the Despotate of the Morea in the late Byzantine period.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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medieval name ⓘ peninsula ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Despots
NERFINISHED
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Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Μυστράς NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerOf | Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyTheory |
derived from Greek word for mulberry (μορέα)
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possibly related to the shape of the peninsula ⓘ |
| hasMedievalName | Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernName |
Peloponnese
NERFINISHED
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Πελοπόννησος ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Achaea
NERFINISHED
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Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ Argolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Corinthia NERFINISHED ⓘ Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ Messenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Μάνη NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Medieval Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
frontier region against Latin states
ⓘ
stronghold of Byzantine power in southern Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greece
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ southern Greece ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mystras NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Byzantine history
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Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ late Byzantine politics ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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late Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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