See also:

• KALAMATA (officially KaltaµaL, from an ancient town near the site)

KALAMATA (officially KaltaµaL, from an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• TOWN

town near the site)  , See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TOWN

town of the See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek nomarchy of See also:

• MESSENIA (Gr. M€ rcr vrl or M€o o vta)

Messenia in the Morea, situated on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the Nedon, about r m. from the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . Pop . (1907), 13,123 . There is a suburb on the right bank of the stream . On a See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill behind the town are the ruins of a See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle, but no See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Greek remains have been discovered, although some travellers have identified the site with that of the classical Pharae or Pherae . It is the seat of a See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice and of an See also:

• ARCHBISHOP (Lat. archiepiscopus, from Gr. apxceatorcoros)

archbishop . During the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages it was for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time a See also:

• FIEF

fief of the Villehardouins . In 1685 See also:

• KALAMATA (officially KaltaµaL, from an ancient town near the site)

Kalamata was captured by the Venetians; in 177o, and again in 1821, it was the revolutionary headquarters in the Morea . In 1825 it was sacked by See also:

• IBRAHIM

Ibrahim See also:

• PASHA

Pasha . Kalamata is situated in a very fruitful See also:

• DISTRICT

district, of which it is the See also:

• EMPORIUM (a Latin adaptation of the Gr. Eµabpuov, from f)

emporium . The See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, though recently improved, offers little shelter to See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping . Vessels load and See also:

• DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge by means of lighters, the See also:

• OUTER

outer harbour having a See also:

• DEPTH

depth at entrance of 24 ft. and inside of 14 ft .

The inner harbour has a depth of 15 ft. and is sheltered by a See also:

• BREAKWATER

breakwater 164o ft. in length; in the See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter months the fishing See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft take shelter in the haven of Armyro . The See also:

• SILK

silk See also:

• INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry, formerly important, still employs about 300 See also:

• WOMEN

women and girls in four See also:

• SPINNING (from O. Eng. spinnen, to spin, cf. Ger. spinnen, &c., the Teut. root is seen, to draw out, cf. span, spider)

spinning establishments . See also:

• OLIVE (Olea europaea)

Olive oil and silk are the chief exports .