Aegys
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Aegys or Aigys () was a town of ancient Arcadia then of ancient Laconia, on the frontiers of the two regions. It originally belonged to the Arcadians, but was conquered at an early period by Charilaus, the reputed nephew of Lycurgus, and annexed to Laconia. Its territory, called Aegytis or Aigytis (Αἰγῦτις), appears to have been originally of some extent, and to have included all the villages in the districts of Maleatis and Cromitis. Even at the time of the foundation of Megalopolis in 371 BCE, the inhabitants of these Arcadian districts, comprising Scirtonium, Malea, Cromi, Belbina, and
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It sits within the topics Former populated places in Greece, Populated places in ancient Arcadia and Populated places in ancient Laconia.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Egis Group
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- Laconia
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- Ancient Greece
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- Ancient Greece
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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Aegys or Aigys () was a town of ancient Arcadia then of ancient Laconia, on the frontiers of the two regions. It originally belonged to the Arcadians, but was conquered at an early period by Charilaus, the reputed nephew of Lycurgus, and annexed to Laconia. Its territory, called Aegytis or Aigytis (Αἰγῦτις), appears to have been originally of some extent, and to have included all the villages in the districts of Maleatis and Cromitis. Even at the time of the foundation of Megalopolis in 371 BCE, the inhabitants of these Arcadian districts, comprising Scirtonium, Malea, Cromi, Belbina, and Leuctrum, continued to be called Aegytae.
Its site is tentatively located west of the modern Kamara.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aegys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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