Achaea

American  

[uh-kee-uh] / əˈki ə /

noun

1. an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.

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Achaea British  

/ əˈkiːə, əˈkaɪə /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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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Example Sentences

Later St. Regulus, the Bishop of Patras in Achaea, was guided thither bearing the relics of St. Andrew.

From Time Magazine Archive

Augustus made it the capital of Achaea; Hadrian enriched it with public works.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

Abraham, 18, 53 Academics, 88, 89 Achaea, 66 Acts of the Apostles, 36, 38, 48, 61, 64, 66, 85, 86 of John, Leucian.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Lake, Kirsopp

Southern Greece, previously dependent upon the province of Macedon, was placed under the government of the Senate as the province of Achaea.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

The Late Roman Empire.—After the reorganization of the empire by Diocletian, Achaea occupied a prominent position in the “diocese” of Macedonia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various