Neapoli Voion
town of Voies, Laconia, Greece
Neapoli Voion or Neapolis Voion (Greek: Νεάπολη Βοιών) also named Vatika (Greek: Βάτικα) is a small town in Laconia regional unit, southern Greece. It is built near the south end of Malea peninsula, close to the Cape Maleas. It is 335 km southwest of Athens and 115 km south of Sparta. Its port is the gateway for the island of south Peloponnese such as Kythera, Antikythera and Elafonisos. Neapoli is the part of Monemvasia municipality and Voies municipal unit.
History
Neapoli is built on the same site as the ancient Laconian city of Boeae, built in the 10th or 9th century BCE by the Heracleid Boeus. The city later became part of the city-state of Sparta. During the early Roman era the city belonged to the Koinon of Free Laconians and flourished. The city later declined and was completely destroyed in 365 ADa by an earthquake. In the Middle Ages, the name was corrupted to Vatika, which is still used for the local citadel.
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