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Monemvasia

Municipality in Greece

Monemvasia is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located in mainland Greece on a tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea. Monemvasia is connected to the rest of the mainland by a tombolo 400 metres (1,300 ft) in length.

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  • 1147Ships of the Sicilian king Roger II tried to capture Monemvasia without success and were forced to withdraw with heavy losses.
  • 1222The Latin Empire unsuccessfully besieged Monemvasia.
  • 1252After a three-year siege, William of Villehardouin occupied Monemvasia.
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