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Caphyae

Southern Europe

Caphyae was an ancient city in Arcadia, in a small plain northwest of the lake of Orchomenus, said by tradition to have been founded by King Cepheus of Tegea, son of Aleus, with claimed Athenian origins. The city joined the Achaean League, and in 220 BC the Aetolians defeated the Achaeans and their leader Aratus of Sicyon in a battle nearby. Caphyae was protected from lake flooding by defensive embankments and held temples, including one dedicated to Artemis Cnacalesia, whose festival was celebrated on a nearby mountain. By Strabo's time the city lay in ruins, though the traveler Pausanias still saw temples there, and its remains are visible today near the modern village of Chotoussa.

Facts
Founding Year
265 BCE 1
Founding Year
265 BCE 1
Latitude
37.7644 degrees north 2
Longitude
22.2579 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Wikipedia (Greek): Καφυά
Wikipedia (Greek)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: -265
    Η ύπαρξη της πόλης αναφέρεται για πρώτη φορά το 265 π.χ.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: -265
    Η ύπαρξη της πόλης αναφέρεται για πρώτη φορά το 265 π.χ.
  • Source text, founding-year: 265
    Η ύπαρξη της πόλης αναφέρεται για πρώτη φορά το 265 π.χ.
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2. Caphyae (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.7644, longitude 22.2579
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.7644,22.2579
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 664.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 22.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 22.25
37.75 22.25 Csb
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Athens 1:34:52 - LMT 1895 Sep 14 ... # go with EU rules instead, since Greece joined Jan 1. 2:00 EU EE%sT
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Wikidata: Caphyae
Wikidata Q2365548, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Caphyae (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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