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and rose antique marble. Evidence of the ancient
Gythium prosperity can be found by the fact that the Romans built an ancient theatre which is well preserved today and is still used occasionally. The ancient theatre and the city's Acropolis (west of the theatre) were discovered by the archeologist
877:. Gytheio is the largest and most important town in Mani. Most of the ruins of ancient Gythium are now submerged in the Laconian Gulf. Some walls' remains can be seen today on the sandy beach of Valtaki and in the shallow waters, where the well known
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protection. Nabis recaptured
Gythium three years and the Spartan fleet defeated the Achean fleet outside of Gythium. Gythium was liberated by a Roman fleet under the command of
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Dimitris Skias in 1891. Some time in the 4th century AD, the city was destroyed. What happened to
Gythium is not recorded but it is thought to have been either sacked by
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Greenhalgh and Edward Eliopoulos, (1985). Deep into Mani:Journey to the southern tip of Greece. London: Trinity Press
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521:. Gytheio was built on a hill called Koumaros or Laryssio in one of the most fertile areas in Mani, near the mouth of the
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Gytheio used to be an important port until it was destroyed in 4th century AD, possibly by an
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Note: not all prefectures were subdivided into provinces.
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and more people came and settled at Gytheio. During the
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The former province of Gytheio within the Peloponnese.
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312:
293:Area code(s)
181:Municipality
3196:Missolonghi
3151:West Greece
2810:Peloponnese
2467:Mylopotamos
2396:Pyrgiotissa
2018:West Attica
1962:West Attica
1935:Grouped by
1872:Palaiovrysi
1788:Gerolimenas
1394:Peter Green
952:Gytheio is
755:In 219 BC,
746:Epaminondas
617:West: Rachi
611:Southwest:
360:Peloponnese
281:Postal code
162:Peloponnese
133: /
3306:Categories
3206:Trichonida
3012:Dodecanese
2898:Lacedaemon
2842:Megalopoli
2704:Kefallinia
2635:Thesprotia
2518:Samothrace
2434:Mirampello
2376:Kainourgio
2338:Apokoronas
2177:Chalkidiki
2164:Chalkidiki
2113:Parnassida
1941:prefecture
1855:Archontiko
1814:Neo Oitylo
1717:Karyoupoli
1367:, (1984).
1286:References
1189:Xenophon,
946:See also:
738:Alcibiades
701:Phoenician
607:Mavrovouni
398:earthquake
213:Population
3317:East Mani
3201:Nafpaktia
3173:Kalavryta
3168:Aigialeia
3132:Kalampaka
3025:Karpathos
2865:Ermionida
2837:Mantineia
2648:Margariti
2513:Orestiada
2424:Ierapetra
2386:Monofatsi
2368:Heraklion
2251:Giannitsa
2141:Phthiotis
2123:Phthiotis
2008:Troizinia
1923:provinces
1881:Selegoudi
1827:Tsikkalia
1700:Drosopigi
1672:Pyrrichos
1659:Exo Nymfi
1649:East Mani
1640:East Mani
1593:East Mani
1453:(1911). "
1311:Pausanias
1274:Pausanias
1223:Pausanias
1191:Hellenica
1176:Pausanias
1147:Pausanias
1137:, 302-303
1103:Pausanias
911:East Mani
907:provinces
825:Byzantine
814:Visigoths
509:Geography
368:East Mani
243:Time zone
205:Elevation
186:East Mani
121:22°33.9′E
118:36°45.7′N
3109:Skopelos
3096:Magnesia
3086:Tyrnavos
3071:Elassona
3049:Thessaly
3020:Kalymnos
2959:Cyclades
2936:Trifylia
2913:Messenia
2832:Kynouria
2827:Gortynia
2768:Mytilene
2763:Mithymna
2658:Thyamida
2643:Filiates
2602:Ioannina
2574:Komotini
2472:Rethymno
2449:Rethymno
2381:Malevizi
2343:Kissamos
2302:Lagkadas
2284:Visaltia
2090:Karystia
2057:Livadeia
1869:Melitini
1859:Kastania
1808:Kryoneri
1775:Areopoli
1750:Skoutari
1746:Skamnaki
1740:Platanos
1737:Neochori
1729:Marathea
1726:Lygereas
1714:Karvelas
1696:Chosiari
1665:Kotronas
1325:Polybius
1240:, 46-47.
1236:Saïtis.
1193:, 1, 4,
1164:Tod 1911
1133:Fermor.
1075:Saïtis.
1062:Saïtis.
885:Province
872:Orthodox
812:and the
805:porphyry
730:hoplites
726:Tolmides
714:Perioeci
689:Heracles
581:and the
579:Areopoli
538:Taygetus
536:peak of
340:Gytheion
3270:Eordaia
3239:Olympia
3137:Trikala
3124:Trikala
3104:Almyros
3081:Larissa
3076:Farsala
3058:Larissa
2926:Messini
2921:Kalamai
2893:Gytheio
2880:Laconia
2870:Nafplia
2852:Argolis
2819:Arcadia
2773:Plomari
2717:Kranaia
2620:Metsovo
2615:Konitsa
2566:Rhodope
2551:Pangaio
2429:Lasithi
2416:Lasithi
2406:Viannos
2401:Temenos
2391:Pediada
2348:Kydonia
2279:Sintiki
2269:Fyllida
2241:Almopia
2223:Paionia
2195:Imathia
2187:Imathia
2131:Domokos
2085:Istiaia
2080:Chalcis
2049:Boeotia
2026:Megaris
2003:Piraeus
1998:Kythira
1980:Piraeus
1921:Former
1878:Prosili
1875:Petrina
1866:Melissa
1834:Vatheia
1780:Dryalos
1733:Myrsini
1720:Konakia
1710:Kalyvia
1705:Gytheio
1683:Gytheio
1662:Kokkala
1555:Gytheio
1544:Lefktro
1524:Krokees
1461:(ed.).
1455:Gythium
1448::
954:twinned
917:Persons
870:of the
860:Diocese
858:of the
848:Kythira
829:Ottoman
750:Laconia
742:Thebans
631:History
605:South:
433:500-700
356:Laconia
348:Γύθειον
336:Gythium
314:Gytheio
174:Laconia
146:Country
83:Gytheio
34:Gytheio
3275:Kozani
3262:Kozani
3211:Valtos
3178:Patras
3160:Achaea
3035:Rhodes
2967:Andros
2903:Oitylo
2791:Ikaria
2758:Lemnos
2750:Lesbos
2712:Ithaca
2625:Pogoni
2610:Dodoni
2593:Epirus
2556:Thasos
2546:Nestos
2541:Kavala
2533:Kavala
2523:Soufli
2439:Siteia
2358:Sfakia
2353:Selino
2330:Chania
2274:Serres
2261:Serres
2246:Edessa
2218:Kilkis
2210:Kilkis
2200:Naousa
2172:Arnaia
2136:Locris
2108:Dorida
2100:Phocis
2072:Euboea
2062:Thebes
1988:Aegina
1970:Attica
1949:Attica
1937:region
1927:Greece
1845:Sminos
1830:Vachos
1818:Oitylo
1805:Kounos
1796:Kelefa
1761:Oitylo
1693:Aigies
1656:Drymos
1588:Oitylo
1519:Sminos
1457:". In
1442:
1430:
1411:
1400:
1387:
1377:
1355:
1331:
1317:
1303:
1277:3.21.5
1258:
1226:3.21.7
1179:1.27.5
1150:3.21.6
1106:3.21.8
986:
972:France
956:with:
864:Oitylo
833:Cranae
810:Alaric
793:ephors
788:rauias
769:Achean
693:Apollo
625:Cranae
623:East:
590:Sparti
564:Cranae
527:Xerias
502:6,987
491:7,106
480:7,433
469:7,542
444:2,000+
379:Cranae
364:Greece
332:Gythio
322:Γύθειο
286:232 00
150:Greece
37:Γύθειο
18:Gythio
3114:Volos
3002:Tinos
2997:Thira
2992:Syros
2987:Paros
2982:Naxos
2977:Milos
2931:Pylia
2860:Argos
2796:Samos
2783:Samos
2694:Paxoi
2689:Corfu
2681:Corfu
2653:Souli
2579:Sapes
2495:Evros
2462:Amari
2321:Crete
2233:Pella
1993:Hydra
1801:Koita
1792:Karea
1784:Germa
1768:Alika
1723:Krini
1668:Lagia
1254:(PDF)
1238:Mani.
1079:, 47.
1077:Mani.
1066:, 46.
1064:Mani.
1050:(PDF)
978:Notes
899:Greek
852:Crete
818:Slavs
761:Nabis
709:murex
499:4,542
488:4,717
477:4,479
466:4,259
455:4,354
387:Helen
383:Paris
330:) or
318:Greek
297:27330
269:UTC+3
248:UTC+2
237:4,542
221:6,987
3280:Voio
3234:Elis
3226:Elis
3066:Agia
2727:Sami
2722:Pali
1960:and
1958:East
1939:and
1811:Mina
1428:ISBN
1409:ISBN
1398:ISBN
1385:ISBN
1375:ISBN
1353:ISBN
1329:ISBN
1315:ISBN
1301:ISBN
1297:Livy
1213:, 21
1195:8–12
841:Mani
827:and
801:Rome
705:Tyre
691:and
496:2021
485:2011
474:2001
463:1991
452:1981
441:1910
430:1830
422:Town
419:Year
406:Mani
391:Troy
385:and
273:EEST
192:Area
3030:Kos
2972:Kea
1925:of
856:See
575:Las
408:.
338:or
262:DST
252:EET
3308::
1202:^
1156:^
1112:^
1038:^
1003:^
970:,
901::
796:.
775:.
458:-
447:-
436:-
393:.
362:,
358:,
346::
324:,
320::
307:ΑΚ
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1907:t
1900:v
1631:e
1624:t
1617:v
1498:e
1491:t
1484:v
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