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Aphrodisias (Laconia)

Monemvasia Municipality, Greece

Aphrodisias (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδισίας), also known as Aphrodisia (Ἀφροδισία), was a town in the south of ancient Laconia, on the Boeatic Gulf, said to have been founded by Aeneas. Its site is located near the modern Megali Spilia.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aphrodisias". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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