Place:Megalopolis, Arkadias, Peloponnese, Greece

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NameMegalopolis
Alt namesMegalepolissource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Megalopolisource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Megalópolisource: Wikipedia
Megalópolissource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates37.4°N 22.133°E
Located inArkadias, Peloponnese, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Megalopoli is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( literally large/great city ). When it was founded in 371 BC, it was the first large urbanization in rustic Arcadia. Its theater had a capacity of 20,000 visitors, making it one of the largest ancient Greek theaters.

Today Megalopoli has several schools, shops, churches, hotels and other services. The population of Megalopoli in 2011 was 5,779 residents.

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