Meanings
- historicalA town of southern ancient Greece near present-day Tainaron.
2022, Tristan Hughes, The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC, Pen and Sword Military, unnumbered page, By the spring of 323 a sizable force of mercenaries and a large amount of wealth were at Taenarum, in no small part thanks to Leosthenes' logistical efforts.
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Armies could still be raised, however, without any diplomatic preliminaries, and it may have been that there were certain places which became known as fixed rallying-points for soldiers in want of employment. One such place was certainly Taenarum, for some years in the fourth century.^([BCE])
2014, G. T. Griffith, The Mercenaries of the Hellenistic World, Cambridge University Press, page 259 - Cape Matapan, the southern tip of the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnesus, where the town was located.
Synonyms: Cape Taenarum, Cape Tainaron, Cape Tenaro
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town of southern ancient Greece near present-day Tainaron.
proper nounCape Matapan, the southern tip of the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnesus, where the town was located.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΤαίναρον
- EnglishTaenarum
From Ancient Greek Ταίναρον (Taínaron) (the Temple of Poseidon, around which the town was built), from Ταίναρος (Taínaros) (name of the temple's legendary founder).
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