Definition: South of the Isthmus of Corinth is the Peloponnese (21,549 sq. km), whose central region is Arcadia, which is a plateau over mountain ranges. On the northern slope is Achaea, with Elis and Corinth on either side. On the east of the Peloponnese is the mountainous Argolis area. Laconia was the country in the basin of the Eurotas River, which ran between the Taygetus and Parnon mountain regions. Messenia lies to the west of Mt. Taygetus, the highest point in the Peloponnese.
Source: An Ancient History for Beginners, by George Willis Botsford, New York: Macmillan Company. 1917.
Also Known As: Peloponnesus
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The Peloponnese is named for Pelops.
