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  1. Pylos - Wikipedia

    • The ancient city was not located at the modern Pylos, but north of the isle of Sphacteria. In 425 BC the Athenian politician Cleon sent an expedition to Pylos where the Athenians fortified the rocky promontory now known as Koryphasion (Κορυφάσιον) or Old Pylos at the northern edge of the bay, near the Gialova Lagoon , and after a ...… See more

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    Pylos , historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. … See more

    Name

    Pylos retained its ancient name into Byzantine times, but after the Frankish conquest in the early 13th century, two new names appear:
    • a French one, Port-de-Jonc ("Rush Harbour") o… See more

    History

    The region of Pylos has a long history, which goes hand in hand with that of Peloponnese. It starts in the depths of prehistory, as the region has been inhabited since the Neolithic, when population… See more

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  1. Pylos was a significant Mycenaean Bronze Age city located in the region of Messenia, Greece. The site is situated on the hill of Ano Englianos and during its Late Bronze Age occupation between c. 1600-1200 BCE it covered a maximum area of 200-300,000 square metres (20-30 hectares).
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    Pylos has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It was a significant kingdom in Mycenaean Greece, with remains of the so-called "Palace of Nestor" excavated nearby, named after Nestor, the king of Pylos in Homer 's Iliad.
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    The ancient historian Thucydides described Pylos as a deserted headland in 425 bce, when Athens defeated Sparta there in a land and naval battle during the Peloponnesian War. The modern town behind the south headland of the bay …

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  6. Pylos Timeline - World History Encyclopedia

    Pylos was a significant Mycenaean Bronze Age city located in the region of Messenia, Greece. The site is situated on the hill of Ano Englianos and during its Late Bronze Age occupation between c. 1600-1200 BCE it covered a …

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  7. The location of Ancient Pylos - GreeceMe

    Ancient Pylos, as it’s reported by Pausanias, is in Koryfasio (6klm. at the northwestern part of the recent town) and was built and inhabited by the mythical Pylos, who came with the Leleges from the town of Megara.

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  8. Pylos - Brown University

    Pylos, located in mainland Greece on the southwest coast of the Peloponnesus, is the site of one of the most important Mycenaean settlements. It is considered one of the best preserved and best excavated of the major palaces.

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  10. The Legendary Palace Of Nestor: Explore Pylos' Ancient …

    Oct 10, 2024 · It was built on the hill of Epano Englianos overlooking the beautiful bay of Navarino in the Ionian Sea. The Palace of Nestor is north of the seafront Pylos and south of the UNESCO Temple of Apollo Epikourios and Ancient

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