Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from

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as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the

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. It is part of the

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Western Greece Western Greece Region (, ) is one of the thirteen Modern regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of Central Greece (geographic region), continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese pen ...

and is situated in the northwestern part of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...

peninsula. The capital is

Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...

which is the third largest city in Greece.

Geography

Achaea is bordered by Elis to the west and southwest, Arcadia to the south, and

Corinthia Corinthia (; ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Ge ...

to the east and southeast. The

Gulf of Corinth The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf (, ) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping-designed Corinth Canal and ...

lies to its northeast, and the

Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras (, ''Patraikós Kólpos'') is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that is the entrance of the Gulf of C ...

to its northwest. The mountain

Panachaiko The Panachaiko (, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 km from east to west. I ...

(1926 m), though not the highest of Achaea, dominates the coastal area near

. Higher mountains are found in the south, such as

Aroania Aroania () (also known as "Sopoto") is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is ...

(2341 m) and Erymanthos (2224 m). Other mountain ranges in Achaea are Skollis, Omplos, Kombovouni and

Movri Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point is 719 m amsl. It covers part of the municipal units Movri (named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos and Olenia, all in the municipality of West Achaea. It ...

. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the

Larissos Larissos () is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the local government reform in 2011, it a unit within the municipality West Achaea. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729&nbs ...

Tytheus The Parapeiros (, also Τυθεύς - ''Tythefs'', - ''Teutheas'') is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is long. The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Mount Erymanthos, Erymanthos mountains close to Alepochori, Achaea, ...

Peiros The Peiros (, formerly also ''Kamenitza'' and ''Achelous'') is a river in the central and the northwestern parts of Achaea, Greece. It is long. Geography The Peiros is the second longest river in Achaea, after Selinountas (river), Selinountas. I ...

, Charadros, Selinountas and Vouraikos. Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several are in the plains including the extreme west. There are grasslands around the mid-elevation areas and barren lands in the highest areas.

Climate

Achaea has hot summers and mild winters. Sunny days dominate during the summer months in areas near the coast, while the summer can be cloudy and rainy in the mountains. Snow is very common during the winter in the mountains of Erymanthos, Panachaiko and Aroania. Winter high temperatures are around the 10 °C mark throughout the low-lying areas.

Administration

Kato-Lousi-Kampos Polje Peloponnese Greece

The regional unit Achaea is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *

Aigialeia Aigialeia (, ) is a municipality and a former Provinces of Greece, province (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the Achaea regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The municipality has an area of 723.063 km2. ...

(2) * Erymanthos (4) *

Kalavryta Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and northwest of Tripoli, G ...

(5) *

(''Patra'', 1) * West Achaea (''Dytiki Achaia'', 3)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Achaea was created out of the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

Achaea (). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

Provinces

*Province of

Aigio Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' (, ; ), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the mun ...

*Province of

- Kalavryta *Province of

- Patras ''Note:'' Provinces no longer hold any legal status in

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History

Classical Antiquity

The

Achaean League The Achaean League () was a Hellenistic period, Hellenistic-era confederation of polis, Greek city-states on the northern and central Peloponnese. The league was named after the region of Achaea (ancient region), Achaea in the northwestern Pelopon ...

was a Hellenistic-era confederation of city states in Achaea, founded in 280/281 BC. It later grew until it included most of

, much reducing the Macedonian rule in the area. After Macedon's defeat by the Romans in the early 2nd century BC, the League was able finally to defeat a heavily weakened

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

and take control of the entire Peloponnese. However, as the

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influence in the area grew, the league erupted into an open revolt against Roman domination, in what is known as

Achaean War The Achaean War of 146 BC was fought between the Roman Republic and the Greek Achaean League, an alliance of Achaean and other Peloponnesian states in ancient Greece. It was the final stage of Rome's conquest of mainland Greece, taking place jus ...

. The Achaeans were defeated at the Battle of Corinth (146 BC), and the League was dissolved by the Romans. In AD 51/52,

Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus or Gallio (, ''Galliōn''; c. 5 BC – c. AD 65) was a Roman senator and brother of the writer Seneca the Younger, Seneca. He is best known for dismissing an accusation brought against Paul the Apostle in Corinth. L ...

was proconsul of Achaea, and is portrayed (under the name "Gallio") in the book of the

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, in the Bible, as presiding over the trial of the Apostle Paul in

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().

Medieval history

Achaea remained a province of the

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after the

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. In the 6th and 7th centuries,

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invaded Greece and reached the Peloponnese, settling there. The coastal cities remained largely under Byzantine control, and a Siege of Patras in 805/807 failed. By the end of the 9th century, the whole peninsula was firmly under Byzantine control again, forming the Theme of the Peloponnese. After the

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several new

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were founded in Greece. One of these was the

Principality of Achaea The Principality of Achaea () or Principality of Morea was one of the vassal states of the Latin Empire, which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thes ...

, founded in 1205, which like the Roman province covered a much larger area than the Achaea region. The Achaea region was among the core territories of the Principality, with four baronies: the extensive Barony of Patras, the Barony of Vostitsa, the Barony of Chalandritsa, and the Barony of Kalavryta. Patras, under the powerful Latin Archbishopric of Patras, over time became a semi-autonomous domain under the protection of Venice and the Holy See. Although Kalavryta was lost to the

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already by the end of the 13th century, the other baronies survived until the Principality of Achaea was conquered by the Byzantine Empire in 1430, and became part of the

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. The Despotate of the Morea fell to the

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in 1460. As a part of the

Morean War The Morean war (), also known as the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War, was fought between 1684–1699 as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Military operations ranged ...

, the

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captured Achaea in 1687 and held it until 1715, when the Ottomans recaptured the Peloponnese. Under Ottoman rule, Achaea was part of the

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Modern history

In the

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, Aigio was one of the first cities to be liberated by the Greeks and all of Achaea was liberated by the end of 1821. Achaea produced several heroes including Kanaris, Zaimis and Roufos and prime ministers of Greece including Andreas Michalakopoulos as well as some head of states. In the first administrative subdivision of independent Greece, Achaea was part of the Achaea and Elis Prefecture. This was divided into the

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of Achaea and Elis in 1899. Achaea and Elis were reunited in 1909, and split again in 1930. Achaea saw an influx of refugees that arrived from

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during the Greco Turkish War of 1919–1922. Tens of thousands were relocated to their camps in the suburbs of Patras and a few villages mainly within the coastline. One of the camps was named

Prosfygika Prosfygika (Greek: Προσφυγικά, meaning "refugee settlement") is a List of neighbourhoods in Patras, neighbourhood in the southern Greek city of Patras. It was founded in 1922 as displaced persons from Asia Minor arrived in the city after ...

Population

Achaea today has about one-third of the population of the Peloponnese.

, the capital of Achaea, is the third largest city in Greece, behind

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and

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. Two-thirds of the Achaean population live near Patras, and more than half within the city limits. The main industrial areas are around Patras.

Main towns and cities

The main cities and towns of Achaea are (ranked by 2021 census population of the town proper): *

169,886 *

19,857 *

Kato Achaia Kato Achaia () is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Achaia consists of the town ...

7,689

Culture

The monastery

Agia Lavra Agia Lavra ("Holy Lavra") is a monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Aroania (mountain), Chelmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It stands as ...

is situated a few kilometres west of

on the top of a hill. 12 to 20 km east, is Cave Lakes, with lakes inside. The length is around 300 to 500 m. The mountain hosts the most modern Greek telescope, named Aristarchus (after the ancient Greek astronomer -

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) and operated by the

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. A narrow gauge railway track runs for 30 km, mainly as a tourist attraction. The track begins near Kalavryta and ends off Diakopto.

Economy

Patras is one of the main industrial and commerce centers in Greece. Temeni is a place where the spring water Avra (Άυρα) is manufactured. It is owned by

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, a division of

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and a parent. There is a small oil refinery near Rio. Athenian brewery has the largest production facility of the company in Patra.

Transport

Roads

The main highways are: *

Ionia Odos The A5 motorway, also known as the Ionia Odos (),
(FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099). i ...

(A5, part of E55): Rio -

Antirrio Antirrio (, pronounced , ) is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a mu ...

- Arta -

Ioannina Ioannina ( ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus (region), Epirus, an Modern regions of Greece, administrative region in northwester ...

Greek National Road 8 Greek National Road 8 (, abbreviated as EO8, common name: old Athens-Patras national road) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connects Athens with the cities of Corinth and ...

, old road

- Rio -

* Greek National Road 8A (part of E55 and E65): Athens - Corinth - Rio - Patras *

Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 (, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to Methoni via Pyrgos. Its leng ...

(part of E55): Patras - Pyrgos -

Kyparissia Kyparissia () is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

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* Greek National Road 31:

* Greek National Road 33: Patras -

Tritaia Tritaia () is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos (municipality), Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal ...

- Lampeia - Vlacherna

Bus

Intercity bus transport is provided by KTEL Achaias. The main bus terminal is in the city of Patras.

Rail

Achaea is served by both the Patras Suburban Railway on the Patras–Kyparissia line to

and Athens Suburban Railway on the Athens Airport–Patras line from

. Both lines, as yet, do not meet.

Communications

Newspapers, fanzines and others

Current newspapers

*''

Achagiotika Nea ''Achagiotika Nea'' (, meaning Kato Achagia News) was a newspaper that covered its top stories in Kato Achaia and the northwestern Achaia prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction trad ...

'' - Kato Achaia *'' Allagi'' - Patras *'' Elliniki Dimokratia'' - Patras *''

Epi ta proso image:epitaproso.jpg, Frontpage of ''Epi ta Proso''. ''Epi ta Proso'' (Greek: ''Going Forward'') was a newspaper published in Patras, Greece in 1882 by A. Eymorfopoulos. In 1896, the paper changed ownership to the hands of the Free Socialists, a g ...

'' - Patras *'' Evdomada'' - Patras *'' Filodimos'' -

*'' Frouros tis Anatolikis Aigialeias'' - Akrata and eastern Aigaleia *'' Ta Gegonota tis Achaias'' - Achaea *'' I Gnomi'' -

*'' Imera'' - Patras *'' Imerisios Kyrix'' - Patras *''Kosmos tis Patras'' - Patras *'' Paraliaki'' - Patras *'' Patraiki Evdomada'' - Patras *'' Politis ton Patron'' - Patras - political *'' Proodos'' - Patras *''

Proti tis Aigaleias ''Proti tis Aigialeias'' (or -Egialias) ({{langx, el, Πρώτη της Αιγιαλείας meaning the First in Aigaleia) is the most famous weekly newspaper that is based in Aigio in the Achaea Prefectures of Greece, prefecture in Greece and i ...

'' - Aigio and Aigaleia *'' Simerini'' - Patras *'' Splats'' - a fanzine based in Patras *''

Sport Week ''Sport Week'' was a weekly sports newspaper based in Patras in the Achaea Prefectures of Greece, prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 1999 from S Media Group S.A.. It had many pages and these pages features news from all the athletic ...

'' - Patras - sports *'' Sportivo west'' - Patras - sports *''

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'' - Akrata *''

Symvoulos Epocheiriseon ''Symvoulos Epicheiriseon'' (Greek language, Greek: Σύμβουλος Επιχειρήσεων, English language, English: Council of Businesses) is a newspaper that features mainly economic news from the Patras area. It is based in Patras in Ac ...

'' - Patras

Ceased and defunct newspapers

* Achaikos Kyrix - an older newspaper of Patras * Tachydromos tis Anatolis - Patras, one of the few newspapers that were only published in French

Radio

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- Rio * Super B - Patras * Top FM - 93 FM * Ionion FM - 95.8 FM * Radio Gamma - 96 FM * MFM * Radio Aigio - 99.2 FM * You FM - 100.1 FM (launched in 2006/2007) * Mojo FM - 107.9 FM

Television

Achaia Channel Achaia Channel is a Greek local television station serving all of the Achaia prefecture. The station's name is translingual and the station headquarters is located in Patras. It offers movies, local programs and music, and programs and music fro ...

- Patrast * Patra TV - Patras * Super B - Patras * Tele Con - extinct *

Tele Time TeleTime is a Greece, Greek local television station serving Western Greece. It includes the prefectures of Achaea, Achaia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Elis (regional unit), Ilia, Cephalonia, Lefkada and Zakynthos. Its headquarters are in Patras. It offer ...

- regional *

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- Aigio

Companies

* Achaiki * Kronos Supermarkets - Patras

Sports

There are two skiing resorts, one on the Panachaicus west of the mountain top (elevation around 1700 m) east of Patras, it will be Nafpaktos's closest because of the new bridge (mid-2004) and the other on Aroania, sometimes still called Chelmos, near Kalavrita. It is Kalavrita's closest resort.

Sporting teams

Division rankings were as of the 2005-06 season for most teams, for

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, they are run by the Achaea Football Clubs Association: ;Teams with multiple sporting clubs *

Panegialios F.C. Panegialios ( (''Panegialios Gymnastics Club'', referring to Aigialeia, a subprefecture covering the northeastern part of Achaea) is a Association football, football club based in Aigio, Greece. Panegialios has a long tradition in Greek football c ...

- second division * Achaios Saravali Patras -

Saravali Saravali () is an important village and community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras. The community consists of the villages Saravali, Agio ...

- fourth division * Anagennisi/Aias Sympoliteia - Rododafni *

Apollon Patras :''The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Α.Σ. Απόλλων of the :el:Κύρια Σελίδα, Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.'' A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek language, Greek:''A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατ ...

, A1 Basketleague * Atromitos Patras - fourth division * Diakopto AC -

Diakopto Diakopto () is a coastal town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is a municipal unit of the Aigialeia municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 103.932 km2. The town of Diakopto is situated on the ...

- fourth division * Fostiras Ovrias FC - Ovrya, fourth division *Iraklis Patras - Patras, fourth division * NO Patras - Patras, A2 League/Water polo * NE Patras - Patras, A2 League/Water polo *

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, fourth division *

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- Kamares - fourth division *

Olympiakos Patras APS Olympiacos Patras (, ''A.P.S Olympiakos Patron'') is a sports club in Patras, playing association football and volleyball. The team plays with the Achaia Football Clubs Association, EPS Achaias and the Hellenic Football Federation, EPO numbe ...

- Patras - fourth division *

Ormi Patras Ormi Patras is a Greek women's club based in Patras. It was founded in 2003 through the fusion of Thriamvos Patras, Poseidonas Patras and Foinikas Patras. It is a major protagonist in the Greek women's handball cup and championship In sport, ...

- Patras, A1 League/ Women's Handball *

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

- Patras, third division * E.A. Patras - Patras, third division/Volleyball * Spartakos Ovrya - Ovrya - third division (as of 2007) *

Thyella Patras F.C. Thyella ("Storm") (Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Θύελλα ''A.P.S. Thyella'') is an athletic club in Patras in the Achaea, Achaia prefecture. History The club is one of the most popular in the entire prefecture of Achaea. The team was first created on Ju ...

- Patras, third division * A.P.S. Zavlani - fourth division ;Basketball only * Promitheas Patras B.C. *

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;Defunct and historic teams * Lefkos Asteras - Patras * Thriamvos Patras - Patras, now part of NE Patras

Notable people

Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, mythological legend *

Alexon Alexon (Ancient Greek: ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek mercenary from Achaea, who served in the Ancient Carthage, Carthaginian garrison at Marsala, Lilybaeum while it was besieged by the Roman Republic, Romans in 250 BC, during the First ...

, ancient figure *

Timoleon Ambelas Timleon Ambelas (Greek: Τιμολέων Αμπελάς, c. 1850–1929) was a Greece, Greek poet. Biography Ampelas was born in the city of Patras in Greece and he lived much of his time in the capital city of Athens and in the island of Syros. ...

, a writer * Anchialus, mythological legend * Dimitrios Andrikopoulos-Boukaouris, Mayor of Patras * Antheia, mythological legend * Argyra, mythological legend *

Autonous In Greek mythology, Autonous (Greek language, Ancient Greek: Αὐτόνοος (Auto - Nuss) means 'man with a mind of his own') was an owner of a large herd of horses which were pastured by his wife and children. Family Autonous was the son o ...

, ancient figure * Bolina, ancient figure *

Bryson of Achaea Bryson of Achaea (or Bryson the Achaean; ''Vryson o Acheos'', ''gen''.: Βρύσωνος ''Vrysonos''; fl. 330 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Very little information is known about him. He was said to have been a pupil of StilpoDiogenes ...

, ancient figure *

Anastasios Charalambis Anastasios Charalambis (; 22 September 1862 – 11 March 1949) was a Greeks, Greek Lieutenant General and interim List of Prime Ministers of Greece, Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922. Military service Anastasios Charalambis was born ...

General and

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

for one day in 1922. *

Vasileios Christopoulos Vasileios Christopoulos (Greek: Βασίλειος Χριστόπουλος, born 1951) is a Greek writer. Born in Patras, Kingdom of Greece, he studied in Athens at the National Technical University of Athens and at the University of Glasgow as ...

, an artist * Danielis, ancient figure *

Kostas Davourlis Kostas Davourlis (, 4 January 1948 – 23 May 1992) born in Agyia, Patras, popularly nicknamed The Black Prince, was a former Greek footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A gifted and talented player, he was voted by the Greek s ...

Footballer of Panachaiki *

Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Diligiannis (also transliterated as Deligiannis;Konstantinos Apostolou Vakalopoulos, ''Modern History of Macedonia (1830-1912)'', Barbounakis, 1988, p. 95. ; 1826–1905) was a Greek politician, minister and member of the Greek Parlia ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Diakidis Ioannis Diakidis (), 1867–1962) was a Greek writer.https://www.amazon.es/Greek-writers-Petropoulos-Psychoundakis-Marangopoulos/dp/115648751X He was born on the island of Symi in the Dodecanese at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. He ...

Rena Dor Rena Dor (; 1917 – March 5, 2000) was a Greece, Greek actress and a singer. She was born Irini Giannatou (Ειρήνη Γιαννάτου) in Patras in 1917 and died in Athens on March 5, 2000. She is buried at Athens Cemetery, Athens Fir ...

, actress *

Dymas In Greek mythology, Dymas (Ancient Greek: Δύμας) is the name attributed to the following individuals: * Dymas, a Mariandynian who warned the Argonauts about the cruelty of Amykos, Amycus, king of the Bebrycians. Both Mariandynians and Bebrycia ...

, ancient figure * Eperatus, ancient figure *

Eurypylus In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (; ) was the name of several different people: * Eurypylus, was a Thessalian king, son of Euaemon and Ops. He was a former suitor of Helen thus he led the Thessalians during Trojan War. * Eurypylus, was son of T ...

* Spyros Fokas, an actor *

Asimakis Fotilas Asimakis Fotilas (Greek: Ασημάκης Φωτήλας) (c. 1761–1835) was a Greek politician and revolutionary leader. Biography He was born in Kalavryta and was a primate of Kalavryta, who later took part in the Greek War of Independence. ...

, a revolutionary leader * Panagiotakis Fotilas, a revolutionary leader *

Giorgos Giannias Giorgos Giannias (Greek: Γιώργος Γιαννιάς, d. June 13, 1821 near Koumani) was a Greek revolutionary leader born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Konstantinos Giannias. In March ...

, a revolutionary leader * Dimitrios Gounaris a Prime Minister of Greece *

Helike Helike (; , pronounced , modern ) was an ancient Greek polis or city-state that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in the Regional units of Greece, regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres ( ...

, ancient queen *

Ion An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

, mythological legend *

Antonios Kalamogdartis Antonios Kalamogdartis (Greek language, Greek: Αντώνιος Καλαμογδάρτης, 1810–1856) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader and a politician which he was elected many times. He was born in 1810 in Patras. He continued his ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης-Ρούφος, 1830–1902) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was mayor of the city of Patras from 1879 to 1883. He was the son of Benizelos Roufos and brother of ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas (; 18th century – 1824) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader in Patras during the Greek Revolution of 1821. During his childhood he showed his bravery and defiance against the Ottoman Empire, often fighting with Turkish ...

, a revolutionary leader * Kostas Katsouranis Footballer - European Champion (Euro 2004) *

Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos (; 1832, Tripoli, Greece – 11 November 1910,Scrip, "Death of K. Konstantopoulos", 12 November 1910, accessed 27 July 2013 (Greek). Athens) was a conservative Greek politician and briefly Prime Minister of Greece. Ea ...

a Mayor of Patras and Prime Minister of Greece * Andreas Kontogouris, a revolutionary leader * Nikolaos Kontopoulos *

Christos Laskaris Christos Laskaris (Greek: Χρίστος Λάσκαρης, 1931 – December 11, 2008) was a Greek poet. Laskaris was born in the village of Chavari in Elis, but moved to Patras as a child. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of Tripoli, ...

* Afroditi Laoutari, an actress *

Dimitrios Maximos Dimitrios E. Maximos (; 6 July 1873 – 17 October 1955) was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II. Life Maximos was born on 6 July 1873 in Patras. He began his career in banking in ...

* Vassilis Makris, an artist *

Memos Makris Memos Makris (, ) (born April 1, 1913, in Patras – died May 26, 1993, in Athens) was a prominent Greek people, Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athens in 1919. He studied at the Athens School of Fin ...

, an artist *

a Prime Minister of Greece * Andreas Michalakopoulos a Prime Minister of Greece * Andreas Mikroutsikos *

Betty Moschona Betty Moschhona (; 7 March 1927 in Patras – 6 December 2006 in Athens) was a Greece, Greek actress. She received her first role in 1952 with Mimis Kokkinis' company and participated in inspected with different comical roles (Vlachos, Kritikos, ...

, an actress *

Molurus In Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. ...

, ancient figure * Thanos Mikroutsikos, composer, former Minister of Culture *

Myscellus Myscellus, or MyscelusOvid, ''Metamorphoses'' 15.19, 26. (), son of Alemon, was a native of the Achaean polis Rhypes and the legendary founder of Crotone, Crotona in 710 BC. According Ovid, the god Hercules appeared to Myscelus in a dream and comma ...

Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas (; ; – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Pala ...

national Greek poet * George Papandreou (senior) a Prime Minister of Greece *

Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (; ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under th ...

Leader of the military junta *

Georgios Papandreou (historian) Georgios Papandreou (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου; 1859–1940) was a Greece, Greek historian, linguist and an author. Bibliography Georgios Papandreou (born 1859) was a Greek Teacher, educator and historian, born in Kalavryta. ...

, an unrelated historian and linguist * Anagnostis Petimezas, a revolutionary leader * Konstantinos Petimezas, a revolutionary leader *

Konstantis Petimezas Konstantinos Petimezas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πετιμεζάς) (c. 1764–1824) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a soldier. He was born in about 1764 in Kalavryta, Soudena near Kalavry ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Nikolaos Petimezas (elder) Nikolaos Petimezas or Petmezas (, 1790–1865) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and officer of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. Life Nikolaos Petimezas hailed from the important clan of the Pe ...

Angelos Roufos Angelos Roufos (, born c. 1852) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was born in about 1852 in Patras to Benizelos Roufos, the scion of a well-established local political family. He was elected three times to the Greek Parliament The Parl ...

Benizelos Roufos Benizelos Roufos (; 1795–1868) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Biography Early life Roufos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought dur ...

a Prime Minister of Greece * Ioannis Roufos *

Selemnus Selemnos (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, ) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of Rio, Greece, Rio and empties into the Gulf of Corinth. Geography The river begins on the northwest ...

, mythological legend *

Panagiotis Skagiopoulos Panagiotis Skagiopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σκαγιόπουλος, 1864–1942) was a Greek merchant and was a grape trader of a large company, the largest part that he help the philanthropic sentinel, a transaction that he done as he ...

Sokratis Skartsis Sokratis Skartsis (, 1936 – 18 December 2024) was a Greek poet and writer, as well as a professor in the University of Patras. He was also a founding member of the University of Patras Poetry Symposium. He published 150 books, including poetry ...

, poet * Konstantinos Skourletis, mayor of Patras * Markos Sklivaniotis * Socrates of Achaea, ancient figure * Sostratus of Dyme, an ancient figure * Sostratus of Pellene, an ancient Greek Olympian * Konstantinos Stefanopoulos

President of Greece The president of Greece, officially the president of the Hellenic Republic (), commonly referred to in Greek as the president of the Republic (, ΠτΔ), is the head of state of Greece. The president is elected by the Hellenic Parliament; the ...

* Epameinondas Thomopoulos, an artist *

Dimitrios Tofalos Dimitrios Tofalos (, April 14, 1884 in Patras, Greece – November 15, 1966) was a Greek weightlifter. He was a member of both Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron and Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos, that merged in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki En ...

Olympic Champion * Spyridon Vassiliadis, poet * Xenofon Verykios * Dimitrios Votsis, mayor of Patras * Spyros Vrettos, poet * Alexandros Zaimis a Prime Minister and President of Greece

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