Example sentences from the Web for Peloponnese

His good luck took him to a cousin, a namesake of the Emperor Theophilus, and in his patrons train he went to the Peloponnese.
The Walls of Constantinople|Bernard Granville Baker
By the “two horns” he meant Ithome and the Acrocorinthus, and by518 the “ox” the Peloponnese.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius
During this interval the troops from Peloponnese kept quiet in preparation as for battle.
Hellenica|Xenophon
The great importance of Megara arose from its commanding all the passes into the Peloponnese.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

And yet they occupy two-fifths of Peloponnese and lead the whole, not to speak of their numerous allies without.
The History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides

Peloponnese

/ (ˌpɛləpəˈniːs) /

noun

the Peloponnese the S peninsula of Greece, joined to central Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth: chief cities in ancient times were Sparta and Corinth, now Patras. Pop: 503 300 (2001). Area: 21 439 sq km (8361 sq miles)Also known as: Peloponnesus Medieval name: Morea Modern Greek name: Peloponnesos

Words nearby Peloponnese

Pelmanism, pelmeny, pelmet, peloid, Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria

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单词	peloponnese
释义	Example sentences from the Web for Peloponnese His good luck took him to a cousin, a namesake of the Emperor Theophilus, and in his patrons train he went to the Peloponnese. The Walls of Constantinople\|Bernard Granville Baker By the “two horns” he meant Ithome and the Acrocorinthus, and by518 the “ox” the Peloponnese. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)\|Polybius During this interval the troops from Peloponnese kept quiet in preparation as for battle. Hellenica\|Xenophon The great importance of Megara arose from its commanding all the passes into the Peloponnese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8\|Various And yet they occupy two-fifths of Peloponnese and lead the whole, not to speak of their numerous allies without. The History of the Peloponnesian War\|Thucydides Peloponnese / (ˌpɛləpəˈniːs) / noun the Peloponnese the S peninsula of Greece, joined to central Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth: chief cities in ancient times were Sparta and Corinth, now Patras. Pop: 503 300 (2001). Area: 21 439 sq km (8361 sq miles)Also known as: Peloponnesus Medieval name: Morea Modern Greek name: Peloponnesos Words nearby Peloponnese Pelmanism, pelmeny, pelmet, peloid, Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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