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Peloponnese

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/ ˌpɛləpəˈniːs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Peloponnesos.  Also known as: Peloponnesus.  Medieval name: Morea.  the S peninsula of Greece, joined to central Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth: chief cities in ancient times were Sparta and Corinth, now Patras. Pop: 503 300 (2001). Area: 21 439 sq km (8361 sq miles)

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Sparta needed allies to fill out its battle array, so it installed subservient leaders throughout the Peloponnese, their allies in the war against Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Hours earlier, a 53-year-old coastguard was hit by a wave and fatally hurt whilst trying to help locals secure their boats in the Peloponnese port town of Astros.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

According to a report by Greece's Risk Assessment Committee, extremely high temperatures are expected on Friday, with a very high risk of wildfires in Attica, Evia, the Peloponnese, and the northern Aegean.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

The Peloponnese area of Greece, called Tsakonia, was once called Kynouria and became known for the hypnotic, serpentine dances of the dryads called Karyatides.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023

He drew Greece like a mis-shapen hourglass - a large dangly blob for the northern mainland, then another blob below it, almost as large - the big chunk of land known as the Peloponnese.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan