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Side (Laconia)

Coordinates: 36°28′41″N 23°08′41″E / 36.478°N 23.14464°E / 36.478; 23.14464
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36°28′41″N 23°08′41″E / 36.478°N 23.14464°E / 36.478; 23.14464 Side (Ancient Greek: Σίδη) was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Laconia, a little north of the promontory Malea. It was said to have existed before the Dorian conquest, and to have derived its name from a daughter of Danaus. The inhabitants were removed by the Dorian conquerors to the neighbouring town of Boeae.[1][2]

The location of Side is tentatively identified as near modern Velanidia.[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. ^ Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 17.
  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). "Side". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.