Achaeans
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The Achaeans were people who lived in Achaea, a region in the northern part of the Peloponnese in ancient Greece. They are significant in early Greek history, appearing in various ancient texts and playing a role in the development of Greek civilization.
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The Achaeans (/əˈkiːənz/; Greek: Ἀχαιοί, romanized: Akhaioí) were one of the four major tribes into which Herodotus divided the Greeks, along with the Aeolians, Ionians and Dorians. They inhabited the region of Achaea in the northern Peloponnese, and played an active role in the colonization of Italy, founding important cities such as Sybaris, Kroton and Metapontum. Unlike the other major tribes, the Achaeans did not have a separate dialect in the Classical period, instead using a form of Doric.
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