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    Areopoli (Greek: Αρεόπολη; before 1912 Τσίμοβα, Tsimova) is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece. The word Areopoli, which means "city of Ares"...
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  • city's former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see Areopolis or Areopoli, a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, peninsular Greece Aeropolis...
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    times it was called Areopolis, its Greek name. It was one of the two leading cities of the Karak Plateau at this time. Areopolis is mentioned by Ptolemy...
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    stalactite cave, Dirou, a major tourist attraction, is located south of Areopolis in the southwest of Laconia. The city of Sparta enjoys a sunny and warm...
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    (1925–1935). On 3 March, Pius XI also appointed him titular archbishop of Areopolis, Jordan. Roncalli was initially reluctant about a mission to Bulgaria...
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    at the Bay of Diros, 2 kilometers south of Areopolis. The aim of this was to capture the unguarded Areopoli, which cut the communication lines of the defenders...
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    who claim descent from the ancient Spartans. The capital city of Mani is Areopoli. Mani is the central of three peninsulas which extend southwards from the...
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    date. On 17 March 1821, war was declared on the Turks by the Maniots in Areopoli. The same day, a force of 2,000 Maniots under the command of Petros Mavromichalis...
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  • According to ancient sources, when he visited the synagogue of Rabba (Areopolis), its doors miraculously opened, and the synagogue was set on fire. Looting...
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    which Graeco-Roman records called the city of Rabbat Mōʾāb as Αρεοπολις (Areopolis), Αρσοπολις (Arsopolis), and Αρσαπολις (Arsapolis), all meaning "City...
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