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and when rebuilt it resumed its ancient name
Cyparissia, by which it is now called. Some remains of ancient walls may be traced around the modern castle; and below the castle on the slope of the hill, near the church of Saint George, are some fragments of columns. On the south side of the town, close
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Paul Etoga (1955.07.03 – 1961.06.24) as
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1141:. London: John Murray.
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1499:Marathopoli
1492:Gargalianoi
1481:Gargalianoi
1364:Kefalovrysi
1001:; Boblaye,
600:, in 1432.
578:Middle Ages
571:titular see
523:Epaminondas
451:Perdikoneri
348:Peloponnese
285:Postal code
166:Peloponnese
137: /
1615:Kyparissia
1609:Categories
1584:Raptopoulo
1575:Kalogeresi
1538:Mouriatada
1534:Kyparissia
1520:Kyparissia
1409:Kalitsaina
1357:Glykorrizi
1247:Kyparissia
1211:Ionian Sea
1133:Cyparissia
1053:Cyparissia
1005:, p. 115;
1003:Recherches
847:References
640:Ciparissia
496:Κυπαρισσία
476:Xirokampos
439:Mouriatada
433:Terpsithea
429:Kyparissia
394:(Pyrgos -
372:Ionian Sea
336:Κυπαρισσία
328:Kyparissia
217:Population
87:Kyparissia
44:Κυπαρισσία
41:Kyparissia
18:Cyparissia
1581:Lykoudesi
1530:Faraklada
1450:Chalazoni
1425:Prodromos
1413:Kalo Nero
1381:Sitochori
1375:Monastiri
1081:), p. 870
943:Pausanias
941:ii. 593;
920:Steph. B.
736:Community
644:suffragan
635:Bishopric
563:bishopric
552:Triphylia
548:Stephanus
530:Pausanias
424:Faraklada
400:Kalo Nero
362:Geography
247:Time zone
209:Elevation
1635:Trifylia
1527:Armenioi
1462:Filiatra
1457:Exochiko
1443:Filiatra
1421:Platania
1398:Agaliani
1378:Polythea
1371:Kopanaki
1367:Kryoneri
1331:Trifylia
1282:Filiatra
1278:Filiatra
957:, ii. 3.
835:See also
719:Colombia
704:Cameroon
625:Dionysus
594:Venetian
419:Armenioi
384:Kalamata
356:Trifylia
344:Messenia
190:Trifylia
178:Messenia
1594:Tripyla
1568:Tripyla
1502:Mouzaki
1402:Avlonas
1391:Avlonas
1350:Agrilia
1286:Tripyla
1219:Avlonas
1126::
1015:et seq.
1007:Curtius
999:et seq.
993:Leake,
947:Ptolemy
700:Yaoundé
661:of the
646:of the
582:Arkadía
576:In the
542:Severus
519:Messene
502:in his
482:History
396:Methoni
316:Website
150:Country
125:21°40′E
122:37°15′N
1590:Sellas
1558:Vryses
1554:Stasio
1550:Spilia
1547:Raches
1506:Pyrgos
1433:Vanada
1417:Karyes
1361:Kamari
1353:Artiki
1077:
1030:
975:p. 16.
951:Scylax
916:Strabo
817:Patras
794:7,088
783:7,728
772:8,648
556:Strabo
554:, and
534:Apollo
527:Scylax
471:Vryses
466:Stasio
461:Spilia
456:Raches
390:. The
388:Pyrgos
352:Greece
290:245 00
154:Greece
1587:Rodia
1510:Valta
1496:Lefki
1488:Floka
1470:Plati
1406:Elaia
1347:Aetos
1340:Aetos
1258:Aetos
1055:, in
995:Morea
935:Homer
931:Plin.
923:s. v.
902:(PDF)
895:(PDF)
791:5,763
780:5,784
769:5,708
758:5,149
747:4,636
693:Ghana
689:Accra
629:Pylus
569:as a
514:Leake
505:Iliad
500:Homer
380:Pylos
332:Greek
301:27610
273:UTC+3
252:UTC+2
241:5,763
225:7,088
1541:Myro
1466:Mali
1075:ISBN
927:Liv.
788:2021
777:2011
766:2001
755:1991
744:1981
733:Year
486:The
445:Myro
277:EEST
196:Area
1135:".
939:Il.
687:of
521:by
266:DST
256:EET
1611::
1009:,
925:;
761:-
750:-
631:.
573:.
544:.
508:.
494::
406:.
350:,
346:,
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311:ΚΜ
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1308:v
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1184:t
1177:v
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