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Achaea

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Achaea

, Achaia

1. 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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Achaean League
Achaeans
Ancient Greece
Antoninus Pius
Athens
Constantine
Corinth
Epirus
Greece, Ancient
greek
Latin Empire
Messenia
Moesia
Nicaean Empire
Patrai
Peloponnesian League
Sparta

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