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Street name: Akrita
Category: Person
Category in detail: Military
Description: The street took its name from the Akrites and for many years was the eastern edge of Kalamata. The Akrites is a term used in the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries to denote the army units guarding the Empire's eastern border, facing the Muslim states of the Middle East. Their exploits, embellished, inspired the Byzantine "national epic" of Digenes Akritas and the cycle of the Acritic songs.
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City: Kalamata
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