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Historical population

Amykles or Amikles (Greek: Αμύκλες, older form, polytonic: Ἀμύκλαι, monotonic: Αμύκλαι), older forms: Amyklai, Amykle, Amiklai and Amikle, Latin: Amyclae, is a village and an archaeological site located southwest of Sparta. Amyclae is situated by the Eurotas river. The ancient city was founded by Amyclas, the son of Lacedaemon. Amykles is situated in the Eurotas plain while the Taygetus mountains lies west of Amykles. Much of the area are used for farming featuring orange groves and other types of farming. Amykles is located S of Tripoli, SW of Sparta, N of Gytheio and E of Kalamata. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eurotas is the name of a river in the region of the Peloponnesus in Greece. ... Lacedaemon, or Lakedaimon, Grk. ... Taygetus or Taygetos (Greek: Ταΰγετος), also Taigetos is a mountain range of the Peloponnesus, Southern Greece, extending about 65 mi (100 km) north from the southern end of Cape Matapan in the Mani Peninsula. ... Tripoli (population 1. ... Gytheio is a town of Laconia in Greece, long known as the seaport of Sparta some 30 miles inland. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ...

Ancient Amyclae

Traditionally it was the resident of Tyndarus and their sons, the Dioscures. After the Spartan conquest, Amyclae held the Gymnopaideia and the Hyakinthia, celebrated in honor of Apollo. The Throne of Apollo is one of the most famous of these thrones in Ancient Greece. It was for a reason taken by the epiclese of Amyclaeus. The throne was created by the sculptor Bathycles of Magnesia in about the 5th century BC. It represented the Twelve Labours, its apotheosis and that of Hyacinthe. The throne was surmonted by an ancient colossal statue located near the altar of Apollo. Hyacinthe was later buried under the pedestal of the altar. The Perioikoi once lived in Amyclae. Amyclae was taken by Teleclus. Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, Apóllōn) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Artemis (goddess of the hunt). ... (6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) The 5th and 6th centuries BC are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations. ... The Twelve Labours of Herakles (Hercules) are a series of stories connected by a continuous narrative, concerning a penance carried out by Herakles. ... Apotheosis means glorification, usually to a divine level, coming from the Greek word apotheoun, to deify. ... The Perioikoi were free inhabitants that are not citizens of Laconia or Messenia but of beaches and highlands of Laconia, these people had autonomous statuses. ...

Modern Amykles

Today, Amykles is a village located near the archaeological site. Amykles or Amyclae is home to the orange crops located around the area and the Lakonia orange juices made from Laconian oranges. Between 1981 and the 1991 census, Amykles lost over half of its total population.

Other

Amykles has a school, a lyceum, a church and a small square (plateia). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

References

• A. Faustoferri, Il trono du Amyklai e Sparta : Bathykles al servizio del potere, Italian scientific editions, Naples, 1996;
• Edmond Lévy, Sparte : Histoire politique et sociale jusqu’à la conquête romaine, Seuil, coll. "Points Histoire" = "Points of History", Paris, 2003
• R. Martin, Bathyclès de Magnésie et le trône d'Apollon à Amyklæ, RA, 1976, p. 205–218

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External links

• Mapquest - Amikles, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 37° 1′ 36″ N 22° 15′ 5″ E

See also:

• Communities of Laconia