🏛️ Kyparissia-Samikon
Roman coastal settlement in the Peloponnese
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Southwestern Peloponnese, Messenia region, Greece
- Period: Roman era, with earlier Greek settlement history
- Coordinates: 37.251232°N, 21.668827°E
- Access: Near modern town of Kyparissia, approximately 45 km south of Pylos
Kyparissia-Samikon represents a significant Roman-period settlement located on the southwestern coast of the Peloponnese. The site combines two ancient settlements—Kyparissia and the nearby Samikon—both of which held strategic importance during antiquity. The area has yielded archaeological evidence of continuous habitation from the Classical Greek period through the Roman imperial era ...