Figaleia

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Figaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its proximity to the classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Φιγάλεια 2
Figaleia canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
settlement
associatedDeity Apollo Epicurius
continent Europe
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country Greece
culture Ancient Greek
hasAlternativeName Phigaleia
Phigalia
hasArchaeologicalRemains fortifications
public buildings
sanctuaries
hasArchaeologicalSignificance yes
hasNameInLanguage Φιγάλεια (Greek)
hasNearbyBorder Elis
Messenia
hasNearbyCulturalHeritage classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbyModernSettlement Nea Figaleia
hasNearbyMountainRange Arcadian mountains
hasNearbySanctuary sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbySite Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
hasTypeOfGovernmentInAntiquity polis
historicalPeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman period
knownFor its location in southwestern Arcadia
proximity to the sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
languageInAntiquity Ancient Greek
locatedIn Arcadia
Peloponnese
ancient Arcadia
linked to: Arcadia

southwestern Arcadia
locatedInModernAdministrativeRegion Western Greece
locatedInModernRegionalUnit Elis
locatedInValleyOf Neda River valley
linked to: Neda River
locatedNear Bassae
locatedOn Peloponnese peninsula
linked to: Peloponnese
locatedOnRiver Neda River
partOf ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
partOfHistoricalRegion Peloponnesus
linked to: Peloponnese
regionType Arcadian city-state
religionInAntiquity Ancient Greek religion
timeOfFlourishing 4th century BCE
5th century BCE

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phigaleia ancientName Φιγάλεια
linked to: Figaleia
Phigalia ancientName Φιγάλεια
linked to: Figaleia