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Hyameia

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
36.845, 21.854
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: unlocated ancient city of Messenia, said to be near Nisi or Kaplani, Greece

History

Hyameia, also known as Hyamia (Ὑαμία), was a town of ancient Messenia. According to tradition, Cresphontes established the territory of Hyameia as one of the five territories into which he divided Messenia. It was located between Messene and Androusa.

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