PELOPONNESUS

PELOPONNESUS
PELOPONNESUS
ampla Graeciae regio, nobilissima totius Europae peninsula, Isthmô angustissimô (quem muro Hexamilio circumdedit Emanuel Imperator. cum Turcas urbi exitium moliri animadverteret; Laonic. l. 4. sub initium saeculi 15.) Graeciae annexa, inter duo maria, Aegaeum et lonium, platani folio similis (unde Dionysius.
———— Πέποπος δ᾿ ἐπὶ νῆσος ὁπηδε̑ι
Εἰδομέ νη πλατάνοιο μυουρίξοντι πετήλῳ.
Idem habent strabo l. 8. et Plin. l. 4. c. 4.) angulosis recessibus duos efficiens sinus, ab ortu Saronicum, Grissaeum, sive Corinthiacum ab occasu 6. milliar. angustiis diremptos. Haec quidem proprie non est insula, sed χεῤρόνησος. Sed isthmi angustia estecit, ut non tantum insula nominetur, verum etiam inter insulas quandoque numeretur, ut a Ptolemaeo l. 7. Peloponnesus autem dicta est a Pelope, Tantali filio, qui e Phrygiâ coloniam eo deduxit, ibique regnavit, teste Strabone l. 7. (Πέλοπος μὲν εν τῆς Φρυγίας ἑπαγομένου λαὸν ἐις τὴν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ κληςθεῖσαν Πελοπόννησον) cum ante Pliniô et Apollodorô testibus, Aegiala, Apia, Argies et Pelasgia diceretur. Argos etiam, teste Strabone l. 8. tota insula olim vocata (ut multis testimoniis ex Homero adductis probat) et quidem Argos Achaicum, ut a Thessaliâ distingueretur, quam Argos Pelasgicum vocârunt. Peninsula hac in 6. regiones divisa est: Ita Mela l. 2. c. 3. In Peloponneso Argolis, Laconice, Messenia, Achaia, Elis, arcadia, Baudrando lata est haec regio, quae Morea hodie dicitur, a Septentrione in Meridiem 150. mill. pass. nempe a Corintho ad Tenarium promontor. Longa 175. mill. pass. ab Ortu in Occasum seu a Scyllaeo promuntor. ad Cheloniatem, 380. mill. pass. a Sicilia in Ortum 70. a parte Occidentali Cretae in Circuium. Eius partes olim erant 8. nempe Achaia propria, Arcadia, Argia, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, Messenia et Sicyonia, omnes versus oram littoralem praeter arcadiam. Nunc partes sunt quatuor, Ducatus Clarentiae, ubi alias Achaia propria, Sicyon et Corinthus. Belvedera, olim Elis et Messenia; Saccania, seu Romania minor olim Argia, et Tzaconia, ubi Laconia et Arcadia; Tota sub Turcis a 200. annis, et tempore Mahometis II. Tzaconia aliter Mainotarum tractus, ubi Mainotae, sui fere iuris, sub clientela Turcarum. Bellum Peloponnesiacum dictum olim, quod huius regionis incolae gesserunt, contra Athenienses, ab An. 323. Urb. Cond. Olymp. 87. usque ad An. 350. quô Athenae captae. Strab. l. 8. Plin. l. 4. c. 4. Pausan. in Att. Thucyd. Xenoph. Diodor. Siculus, etc. Nic. Lloyd. Iam tota sub Venetis, hodiernô bellô Turcarum subtracta iugo. PELOPONNESI URBES PRAECIPUAE: Argos, Argo. Corinthus, Coranto, et Corto. Corone, Coron. Dyme, Clarence. Elis, Belvedere. Epidaurus Lymera, Malvasia. Leuctrum, Mayna. Megalopolis, Leontari. Messene, Mosseniga. Methone, Modon. Nauplia, Napoli de Romanie. Patrae, Patras. Pylus, Navarin. Sicyon, Basilica. In ruinis iacet. Sparta, Misitra.

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  • Peloponnesus — peninsula of southern Greece, late 15c., from L., from Gk. Peloponnesos, second element apparently nesos island, first element said to be named for Pelops, son of Tantalus, who killed him and served him to the gods as food (they later restored… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Peloponnesus — or Peloponnesos [pel΄ə pə nē′səs] [< ? Pelops (see PELOPS) + nesos, island] peninsula forming the S part of the mainland of Greece Peloponnesian [pel΄ə pə nē′shən, pel΄ə pə nē′zhən] adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Peloponnesus — geographical name see Peloponnese …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Peloponnesus — Peloponnesian /pel euh peuh nee zheuhn, sheuhn/, adj., n. /pel euh peuh nee seuhs/, n. a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 986,912; 8356 sq. mi.… …   Universalium

  • Peloponnesus — noun Alternative name of Peloponnese …   Wiktionary

  • PELOPONNESUS —    (lit. the Isle of Pelops), the ancient name of the Morea of Greece, the chief cities of which were Corinth, Argos, and Sparta; it was connected with the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Peloponnesus —  Southern peninsula of Greece; in Greek it is Pelopónnisos …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Peloponnesus — penin. betw. Aegean and Ionian Seas; one of the main divisions of S Greece; 8,603 sq. mi.; pop. 986,000 …   Webster's Gazetteer

  • Peloponnesus — n. Peloponnese, large peninsula that makes up the southern part of Greece …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Peloponnesus — Pel•o•pon•ne•sus [[t]ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs[/t]] also Pel•o•pon•ne•sos [[t] sɒs, soʊs, səs[/t]] n. geg a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 986,912; 8356… …   From formal English to slang

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