Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of mainland Greece. It connects to central Greece via the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf.
The Corinth Canal was constructed in 1893 and now features two submersible bridges at its north and south ends. Another bridge called the Rio Antirrio bridge completed in 2004 links the western part of the peninsula with the rest of Greece.
On the 27th of June 2007, Monemvasia recorded a minimum temperature of 35.9°C marking the highest minimum ever measured on mainland Greece or Continental Europe.
The modern name Peloponnesos derives from ancient Greek mythology referring to the legend where hero Pelops conquered the entire region. This meaning translates literally to Island or Peninsula of Pelops according to archaic definitions found in historical texts.
Roman Republic forces razed Corinth and massacred its inhabitants in 146 BC. They established province Achaea encompassing both central Greece and entire southern peninsula though prosperity continued briefly under imperial rule.
The final surrender occurred on May thirty-first fourteen hundred sixty when Mystras residence Despot who ruled over Byzantine territories Morea known as Despotate Morea surrendered.