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'''Thuria''' |
'''Thuria''' or '''Thouria''' ({{lang-el|Θυρία or Θουρία}}) is a [[city]] in the region of [[Messenia]] in the [[Peloponnese]] in [[Greece]]. Its population as of 2001 was 4,106. |
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The Thurians took part in the [[Helot]] revolt which occurred between [[466 BC]] and [[462 BC]].<ref>Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War (The Landmark Thucydides edition, Robt. B. Strassler, editor), Touchstone, New York, 1998, sec.1.101</ref> |
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[[Image:Sparta territory.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thuria |
[[Image:Sparta territory.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thuria in ancient Greece, located west of Sparta.]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:03, 4 February 2009
Thuria or Thouria (Greek: Θυρία or Θουρία) is a city in the region of Messenia in the Peloponnese in Greece. Its population as of 2001 was 4,106.
The Thurians took part in the Helot revolt which occurred between 466 BC and 462 BC.[1]
37°05′N 22°03′E / 37.083°N 22.050°E
References
- ^ Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War (The Landmark Thucydides edition, Robt. B. Strassler, editor), Touchstone, New York, 1998, sec.1.101
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