Peloponnese
Laconia
Monemvasia

Asopus

Asopus or Asopos, also known as Asopolis, was a town of ancient Laconia, on the eastern side of the , 60 stadia south of Acriae. It possessed a temple of the Roman emperors, and on the citadel a temple of Athena Cyparissia.
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Photo: Angela Stefanoni, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient town of Laconia
  • Also known as: “Asopolis”, “Asopos”, and “Αρχαία Ασωπός”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Archangelos.

Village
is a fishing village in Laconia in the south-eastern . It is part of the community Daimonia within the municipal unit Asopos. is situated 7 km southeast of Asopus.

Asopus

Latitude
36.68487° or 36° 41′ 6″ north
Longitude
22.84285° or 22° 50′ 34″ east
Open location code
8G84MRMV+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7788511063
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q12874174
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Asopus” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Asopos”
  • German: “Asopos”
  • Greek: “αρχαίος Ασωπός”
  • Greek: “Ασώπολις”
  • Greek: “Ασωπός”
  • Italian: “Asopo”
  • Russian: “Асоп”
  • Spanish: “Asopo”
  • Turkish: “Asopos”

Places with the Same Name

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Highlights include Αρχαία Ασωπός and Artani.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Asopus”. Photo: Angela Stefanoni, CC BY 3.0.