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Name used by Byron in 1810-05-03 as having been topographised. An historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea. Wiki

Visited as of 1810-05-03

Visited the day of 1810-05-03 the famous swim. An ancient Greek town of the Thracian Chersonese, the modern
Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey. Situated on the Hellespont opposite Abydos, it was the home of Hero in the legend of Hero and…

1810-05-03 to HeDrury the famous swim. An ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nara Burnu or Nagara Point on the best harbor on the Asiatic shore of the Hellespont. Across Abydos lies Sestus on the European side, marking one of the…

Visited as of 1810-05-03. A promontory located 69 kilometres (43 mi) SSE of Athens, at the southernmost tip
of the Attica peninsula in Greece. Wiki

Named and criticised 1810-05-03. Geo coordinates for source at Mount Hymettus.

Named in 1810-05-03. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes. Wiki

Visited as of 1810-05-03, Mentioned by Byron in the London Journal 20 March 1814. Deathplace of Plutarch

Visited 1810-05-03 the day of the famous swim. Dardanelles, formerly known as Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Wiki

Visited as of 1810-05-03: "... if they prefer riding lose their way {(as I did)} in a cursed quagmire of the Scamander who wriggles about as if the Dardan virgins still offered their wonted tribute." Karamenderes is the modern name of the river…