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Abstract
The island of Kythera lies opposite the eastern tip of the Peloponnese, on the crossroads of maritime communication between Crete and the Peloponnese, and between the Aegean and the central Mediterranean.
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Abstract
The island of Kythera lies opposite the eastern tip of the Peloponnese, on the crossroads of maritime communication between Crete and the Peloponnese, and between the Aegean and the central Mediterranean.
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