peloponnesus

[rekha patel]

the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC

[SanchoPn 0]

Alternative name of Peloponnese.

[MichaellaHaw]

The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; Greek: Πελοπόννησος, romanized: Pelopónnēsos,(IPA: [peloˈponisos]), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. From the late Middle Ages until the 19th century the peninsula was known as the Morea (Medieval Greek: Μωρέας), (Morèas) a name still in colloquial use in its demotic form (Greek: Μωριάς), (Moriàs).
The peninsula is divided among three administrative regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica regions.

[Britney]

the ancient name of the Morea of Greece, the chief cities of which were Corinth, Argos, and Sparta; it was connected with the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth.

[Ashok kumar Nitharwal]

Peloponnesus, also known as Peloponnese, is a peninsula located in southern Greece, connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth. It is divided into several regions, including Corinthia, Laconia, and Messenia. It was the centerpiece of the civilizations of classical Greece, with cities such as Sparta, Corinth, and Mycenae, and later was the heartland of the Byzantine Empire and the first independent Greek state in modern times. The peninsula covers an area of about 21,500 square kilometers and is characterized by mountains and valleys.