Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture - Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture

Japanese: アイトリア・アカルナニア県 - あいとりああかるなにあけん
Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture - Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture

…the region in the southwestern corner of central Greece, bounded by the Ambracian Gulf, the Ionian Sea, and the Achelous River. It is now part of the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania, with its capital at Mesolóngion. In ancient times, this region was a backward area where the establishment of polises was delayed, and even in the 5th century BCE, the height of Greek dominance, the Acarnanians formed an alliance that included almost the entire region and competed with the Corinthian colony that had been established on the coast.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中部ギリシアの南西端にあって,アンブラキア湾,イオニア海,アケロオス川に囲まれた地方。現在はアイトリア・アカルナニア県を構成し,県都はメソロンギオンMesolóngion。古代において,この地方はポリスの成立のおくれた後進地帯に属し,ギリシアの最盛期にあたる前5世紀に入っても,アカルナニア人はこの地方のほぼ全域を包摂する同盟を組織して,海岸地帯に成立していたコリントス植民市と対抗していた。…

※「アイトリア・アカルナニア県」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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