🏛️ Sparta-Gytheion
Roman port settlement and naval base in the Peloponnese
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Laconian coast, 45 km south of Sparta, southern Greece
- Period: Roman Imperial through Byzantine era, with Venetian additions
- Function: Principal maritime outlet and naval harbour for Roman Sparta
- Current status: Modern town of Gytheion; ancient remains largely buried or submerged
Sparta-Gytheion is a Roman port settlement in the Peloponnese that served as the maritime gateway for the inland ...