Chiliomodi ( el, Χιλιομόδι) is a village in eastern

Corinthia Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part ...

, Peloponnese,

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. It was the seat of the municipality of

Tenea Tenea ( el, Τενέα) is a municipal unit within the municipality of Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. The municipal unit has an area of . Until 2011, it was a municipality whose seat was in Chiliomodi. The modern city is named af ...

. Chiliomodi is situated in a valley, 3 km southeast of Koutalas, 5 km west of

Athikia Athikia ( el, Αθίκια) is a village in the regional unit of Corinthia in Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Saronikos. Athikia has a population of 2,038 (2011 census) and is located south of the city of Corinth Corint ...

, 21 km southwest of

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...

and 43 km northeast of

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. It is on the

Greek National Road 7 Greek National Road 7 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 7, abbreviated as EO7) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Peloponnese region in southern Greece. It connects the cities of Corinth and Kalamata, via Nemea Nemea (; grc ...

(Corinth – Argos –

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–

Kalamata Kalamáta ( el, Καλαμάτα ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regi ...

) and on the railway from Corinth to Kalamata. Chiliomodi has several schools, shops and a church. Chiliomodi suffered damage from the

2007 Greek forest fires The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August, expanded rapidly and raged out of con ...

Climate

Chiliomodi has a hot-summer

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

(

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: ''Csa''). Chiliomodi experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Notable people

Panagiotis Verdes Panagiotis Verdes is a Greek inventor and is known for being the first person to mass produce 6x6x6 puzzles and 7x7x7 twisty puzzles. He is also known for founding the company V-Cube. He has also worked on new designs of every Twisty Puzzle fr ...

, inventor of 6x6x6, 7x7x7, 8x8x8, 9x9x9 Twisty Puzzles *

Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...

(1929–2022), actress and singer *

Manousos Manousakis Manousos Manousakis ( el, Μανούσος ΜανουσάκηςΜανουσάκης, Albanian: Manush Manushaqja) is a well-known Greek director, producer, writer and actor. He was born in Athens, Greece on 14 January 1950. He studied at the Lon ...

(born 1950), writer, director *

1000mods 1000mods is a stoner metal band from Chiliomodi, Greece, formed in 2006. The group consists of Dani G. (vocals and bass), Giannis S. (guitar), Giorgos T. (guitar), and Labros G. (drums). The name of the group is a pun linked to the village in w ...

, stoner rock band

Historical population

Archaeological findings

Near the village of Chiliomodi in 2018, archaeologists led by Elena Korka discovered “proof of the existence of the ancient city” of

which is assumed to be founded by prisoners of the mythic

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and ...

. Stone, clay and marble floors, about 200 rare coins, seven burials with vases and jewelry dating to the

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era and

Hellenistic period In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...

were revealed during the excavation. According to Elena Korka, Tenea’s cutting coins was the indicator of its complete independence.

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