Side ( grc, Σίδη) was a town on the eastern coast of
ancient Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word '' laconic''—to speak in a blunt, co ...
, a little north of the promontory
Malea. It was said to have existed before the
Dorian conquest, and to have derived its name from a daughter of
Danaus. The inhabitants were removed by the Dorian conquerors to the neighbouring town of
Boeae Boeae or Boiai ( grc, Βοιαί), also known as Boea or Boia (Βοία), was a town in the south of ancient Laconia, situated between the promontories Malea and Onugnathos, in the bay called after it Boeatic Gulf (Βοιατικὸς κόλπος ...
.
The location of Side is tentatively identified as near modern
Velanidia.
References
Populated places in ancient Laconia
Former populated places in Greece
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