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Hyperteleatum

Coordinates: 36°43′51″N 22°54′06″E / 36.7308°N 22.9017°E / 36.7308; 22.9017
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Hyperteleatum or Hyperteleaton (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερτελέατον) was a place in ancient Laconia, in the territory of Asopus, at the distance of 50 stadia from the latter town, containing a temple of Asclepius.[1]

Its site is located near the modern Foiniki [el].[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "22.10". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

36°43′51″N 22°54′06″E / 36.7308°N 22.9017°E / 36.7308; 22.9017