1. Achaea - Noun
2. Achaea - Proper noun
a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
Source: WordNetAs Minerva Achaea, she was worshipped at Lucera in Apulia where votive gifts and arms said to be those of Diomedes were preserved in her temple. Source: Internet
Herodotus states that in Asia the Ionians kept the division into twelve cities that had prevailed in Ionian lands of the north Peloponnese, their former homeland, which became Achaea after they left. Source: Internet
If the Ionians came from Achaea, they departed during or after the change from East Greek to West Greek there. Source: Internet
Nor was Charles particularly successful in the Peloponnese, where he had become (by the Treaty of Viterbo ) Prince of Achaea on the death of William II Villehardouin in 1278. Source: Internet
It has been proposed that Ekwesh of the Egyptian records may relate to Achaea (compared to Hittite Ahhiyawa), whereas Denyen and Tanaju may relate to Classical Greek Danaoi. Source: Internet
The now defunct 1996 Age of Thrones and notably Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands started life in Vortex prior to moving to its own Rapture engine. Source: Internet