Calamae

Coordinates: 37°02′36″N 22°10′47″E / 37.0434°N 22.1797°E / 37.0434; 22.1797
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Calamae or Kalamai (Ancient Greek: Καλάμαι) was a village of ancient Messenia, near Limnae, and at no great distance from the frontiers of Laconia.[1][2]

Its site is located near the modern Εlaiochori.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "31.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 4. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Polybius. The Histories. Vol. 5.92.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Calamae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

37°02′36″N 22°10′47″E / 37.0434°N 22.1797°E / 37.0434; 22.1797