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Taenarum
(525 words)

(Ταίναρον; Taínaron).

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[1] Promontory, southernmost point of the Peloponnesus

(Ταίναρον/Taínaron, Ταίναρος/Taínaros; Lat. Taenarum, Taenaros). Promontory on the southern tip of a peninsula formed by the Taygetus, the southernmost point of the Peloponnesus, modern Tenaron or Matapan. It is a marble mountain of 5 km length (311 m height), without any bays on the rugged west side and with two bays dividing the east side (Ormos Aso…

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Lienau and Tausend, Sabine, “Taenarum”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 02 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e12225560>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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