Dyme

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Dyme was an ancient Greek city-state in the region of Achaea, known as one of its earliest and westernmost poleis.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dyme canonical 2
Dymi 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city-state
city of Achaea
polis
continent Europe
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Greek
describedAs one of the earliest Achaean poleis
westernmost city of Achaea
era Antiquity
governanceForm polis with civic institutions
hasNameInGreek Δύμη
hasSuccessor modern area near Kato Achaia
historicalRegion Achaea
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Achaea
Peloponnese
western Achaea
mentionedBy Pausanias
Strabo
modernCountry Greece
near Ionian Sea
border of Elis
notableFeature westernmost of the twelve Achaean cities
partOf Achaean League
politicalStatus member of the Achaean League
regionType coastal city
strategicImportance frontier city between Achaea and Elis
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
typeOfSettlement urban center

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Achaea historicalCity Dyme
Kato Achaia hasMunicipalUnit Dymi
linked to: Dyme