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Etis

Coordinates: 36°29′20″N 23°03′58″E / 36.489°N 23.066°E / 36.489; 23.066
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Etis (Ancient Greek: Ἦτις) was a town in the south of ancient Laconia, the inhabitants of which were removed to Boeae.[1][2]

Its site is located near the modern Paleokastro.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "22.11". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Etis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

36°29′20″N 23°03′58″E / 36.489°N 23.066°E / 36.489; 23.066