Dyme
Sign in to saveDyme (), or Dymae, was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, and the most westerly of the 12 Achaean cities, from which circumstance it is said to have derived its name. The location of Dyme is near the modern Kato Achaia.
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Dyme (), or Dymae, was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, and the most westerly of the 12 Achaean cities, from which circumstance it is said to have derived its name. The location of Dyme is near the modern Kato Achaia.
==Location== thumb|280px|right|The acropolis from the [[Mycenaean period, known as Teichos Dymaion, or the Dymaean Wall.]]It was situated near the coast, according to Strabo 60 stadia from the promontory Araxus, and according to Pausanias 30 stadia from the river Larisus, which separated its territory from Elis. right|thumb|300px|Map of ancient Achaea (with place names in Greek)