Partheniae
Sign in to saveIn ancient Greece, the Partheniae or Parthenians (in Greek / hoi Partheníai, literally “sons of virgins”, i.e. unmarried young girls) were a lower-ranking Spartiate population which, according to tradition, left Laconia to go to Magna Graecia and founded Taras, modern Taranto, in the current region of Apulia, in southern Italy.
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- Origins of the Parthenians
- The foundation of Taras
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In ancient Greece, the Partheniae or Parthenians (in Greek / hoi Partheníai, literally “sons of virgins”, i.e. unmarried young girls) were a lower-ranking Spartiate population which, according to tradition, left Laconia to go to Magna Graecia and founded Taras, modern Taranto, in the current region of Apulia, in southern Italy.
== Origins of the Parthenians ==
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