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The Peloponessus

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Argolis

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Ancient name Modern name Mother city Tribe Founded Notes
Argos Argos n/a Dorian TI[1] A[1]; Mother-city of Halicarnassus.
Mycenae n/a n/a Dorian TI[1] A[1]
Tiryns n/a n/a Dorian TI[1] A[1]; abandoned by 2nd C. AD
Thyrea n/a n/a Dorian? TI[1] A[1]
Epidaurus n/a n/a Dorian[2] TI[1] A[1]; Mother-city of Aegina.
Troezen Trizina n/a Dorian[2] TI[1] A[1]; Mother-city of Halicarnassus
Ermioni Ermioni n/a Dryopian[2] TI[1] A[1]
Methana Methana n/a Dorian? TI
Cleonae n/a n/a Dorian? TI[1] A[1]
Nemea n/a n/a Dorian? TI
Notes: A = Originally an Achaean settlement (according to Homer's Illiad[1]), during the Mycenean period.

Corinthia

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Ancient name Modern name Mother city Tribe Founded Notes
Corinth Corinth n/a Dorian[3] TI[1]
Sicyon n/a n/a Dorian[4] TI[1] Originally an Ionian(?) settlement during the Mycenean period; retained partial Ionian identity.
Phlius n/a Argos[5] Dorian[6] TI

Achaea

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Ancient name Modern name Mother city Tribe Founded Notes
Pellene n/a n/a TI[1]
Patrae Patras n/a TI
Dyme n/a n/a TI

Arcadia

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  • Tegea[1]
  • Mantinea[1]
  • Megalopolis
  • Orchomenos[1]
  • Phigalia

Elis

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  • Elis
  • Olympia
  • Pheia
  • Lepreus

Laconia

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  • Sparta

Messenia

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  • Ithome [7]
  • Pylos (Homer) [8]
  • Mothone [9]
  • Messene (369 BC) [10]
  • Cyparissia
  • Asine (after 740 BC)
  • Corone (Aepea?) Homer

'Mainland' Greece

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Attica & Aegina

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Ancient name Modern name Mother city Tribe Founded Notes
Athens Athens n/a Ionian[11] TI
Megara Megara n/a Dorian TI Mother city of Byzantium, Megara Hyblaea, Chalcedon, Heraclea Pontica
Aegina Aegina Epidaurus[12] Dorian[12] TI

Boeotia

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  • Thebes
  • Plataea
  • Thespiae
  • Thisbae
  • Tanagra [13]

Euboea

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Phocis

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Aeolia

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Arcarnania

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Cycladic Islands

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  • Naxos (Athens)
  • Paros
  • Delos
  • Andros
  • Tenos

Dodecanese Islands

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Aegean Islands

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Ionian Islands

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  • Zakynthos
  • Ithaca

Crete

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Cyprus

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Thracia

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Asia Minor (Aegean coast)

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Ionia

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Asia Minor (Black Sea coast)

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Crimea

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North Africa

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Southern Italy

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  • Rhegion
  • Epizephyrian Locris/Locri (Opuntina/Ozalean Locris)
  • Caulonia (Acheans)
  • Medma (Epizephyrian Locrians)
  • Crotone
  • Hipponium (Epizephyrian Locrians)
  • Sybaris
  • Metapontium
  • Thurii (Sybaris/Athens)
  • Siris (Colophon)
  • Taras (Taranto)
  • Callipolis
  • Laus (Sybaris)
  • Elea (Phocaea)
  • Poseidonia/Paestum (Sybaris)
  • Neapolis
  • Pithecusae (Eretria/Chalcis)
  • Dicaearchia/Pozzuoli
  • Cumae (Eretria/Chalcis/Cumae)


Sicily

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  • Messana/Messina)
  • Himera
  • Syracuse
  • Selinunte
  • Acragas/Agrigento
  • Gela (Rhodes/Crete)
  • Camarina (Syracuse/Gela)
  • Lipara
  • Naxos (Chalcis)
  • Catana/Catania
  • Leontini (Naxos (Sicily))

France and Spain

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  • Nicaea (Nice)
  • Masilia
  • Olbia (Hyeres)
  • Antipolis (Antibes)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Homer, The Iliad II
  2. ^ a b c Herodotus VIII, 43
  3. ^ Herodotus VIII, 45
  4. ^ Pausanias II, 7
  5. ^ Pausanias II, 12
  6. ^ Pausanias II, 13
  7. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160;query=chapter%3D%23117;layout=;loc=4.10.1
  8. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160;layout=;query=chapter%3D%23126;loc=4.17.1
  9. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160;layout=;query=chapter%3D%23126;loc=4.17.1
  10. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160&layout=&loc=4.1
  11. ^ Herodotus VIII, 44
  12. ^ a b Herodotus VIII, 46
  13. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160;query=chapter%3D%23298;layout=;loc=9.19.1
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