Achaea
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Modern Greek name: Akhaïa. a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese. Capital: Patras. Pop: 318 928 (2001). Area: 3209 sq km (1239 sq miles)
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a province of ancient Greece, in the N Peloponnese on the Gulf of Corinth: enlarged as a Roman province in 27 bc
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Later St. Regulus, the Bishop of Patras in Achaea, was guided thither bearing the relics of St. Andrew.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the largest number were settled in Dyme, the town of Achaea, at that time extremely depopulated, and possessing an abundance of good land.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
Besides erecting useful public works in many cities, he relieved Achaea of its arrears of tribute and exempted it from various imposts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Only a single oracle is recorded for Hermes, in the market-place of Pharae in Achaea, and here the procedure was akin to popular divination.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Another Achaea, in the south of Thessaly, called sometimes Achaea Phthiotis, has been supposed to be the cradle of the race.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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