Questions and Answers
What ancient region borders the Ionian Sea and is east of Corcyca?
Which ancient region is landlocked and north of Aetolia?
Which region is known for Larissa and is located east of the Aegean Sea?
What is the ancient region that contains Delphi and borders the Malian and Corinthian Gulf?
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What ancient region is associated with the city of Sparta?
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Which region is known for its connection to Argos and Mycenae?
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Which ancient region borders the Gulf of Corinth and is known for Patras?
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The ancient region Aetolia is located on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth and borders the ______ River.
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Which region is characterized as landlocked and located in the Peloponnese?
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Which ancient region includes the cities of Megara and is known for bordering the Gulf of Corinth?
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What ancient region is located south of Elis and is associated with Messene?
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Which region is famous for its historical site of Olympia?
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What is the island that borders the Eubean Gulfs and lies east of the Aegean Sea?
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Study Notes
Epirus
- Key cities: Dodona and Ambracia
- Geographically located east of Corcyca, bordering the Ionian Sea
Acarnania
- Notable city: Anactorium
- Positioned east of Leucas and Ithaca, also bordering the Ionian Sea
Aetolia
- Significant city: Thermon
- Found on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, adjacent to the Achelous River
Dolopia
- Key city: Karpenisi
- Landlocked region bordered by the Achelous River
Thessaly
- Important cities: Larissa and Pharsalus
- Located east of the Aegean Sea, characterized by Mount Ossa
Phthiotic Achaea
- Notable city: Phthiotic Thebes
- Situated south of Thessaly and bordering the Pagasetic Gulf
Aenis
- Key city: Hypata
- Landlocked, found north of Aetolia
Malis
- City of significance: Thermoplae
- Located south of Phthiotic Achaea, borders the Malian Gulf
Doris
- Known region: Doric Tetrapolis
- Landlocked area south of Malis
Locris
- Key cities: Naupactus and Amphissa
- Bordered by the Gulf of Corinth and situated south of the North Euboean Gulf
Phocis
- Noteworthy city: Delphi
- Located at Mount Parnassus, borders the Malian and Corinthian Gulf
Boeotia
- Significant cities: Thebes and Plataea
- Situated north of the Gulf of Corinth and south of the North Euboean Gulf
Euboea
- Key cities: Histiaea, Eretria, and Chalcis
- An island bordered by Eubean Gulfs and located east of the Aegean Sea
Attica
- Important cities: Athens and Eleusis
- A peninsula that borders the Saronic Gulf
Megaris
- Key city: Megara
- Borders both the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf, located north of Corinth
Corinth
- Central city: Corinth
- Located south of Megaris, bordering both the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf, part of Peloponnese
Argolis
- Notable cities: Argos and Mycenae
- A peninsula in Peloponnese, bordering the Argolic Gulf and Myrtoan Sea
Arcadia
- Key cities: Mantinea and Tegea
- A landlocked region in Peloponnese, central to the area
Achaea
- Important cities: Patras and Dyme
- Located south of the Gulf of Corinth within Peloponnese
Elis
- Central cities: Elis and Olympia
- Positioned east of the Ionian Sea in Peloponnese
Messenia
- Key cities: Messene, Pharae, and Pylos
- Situated south of Elis in the Peloponnese region
Laconia
- Major city: Sparta
- Located west of the Myrtoan Sea within Peloponnese
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