On the beach of Agios Andreas and next to the sea there is a rocky hill, the "Island of Agios Andreas", with remains of an ancient fortified settlement. Remains of fortification walls can be seen next to the access road to the area and on the hillside. According to the prevailing opinion, the
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North of Kato Asea Mantineia, on Paliokastro hill, the ruins of the acropolis of ancient Asea are preserved as well as remains of the city walls, which were investigated by a group of Swedish archaeologists. The city was abandoned during the Roman occupation and inhabited in the 15th century AD. In
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Four kilometers east of Leonidio, next to the Plaka of Leonidio, on the slope of the hill of Agios Athanasios, are the remains of the most important city of Southern Kynouria, which K. Romaios was the first to identify with Prasies or Vrasies. Due to their geographical location, the city of Vrasia
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Between the villages of Agios Vassilis and Platanaki of Kynouria, in the area where there is a typical medieval tower, is located the ancient count Glyppia and its castle. Testimony to its existence are scattered remains, such as fragments of pottery and ancient vessels, as well as part of an
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Ancient Gortys was an important Arcadian city during antiquity. According to mythology, the ancient city was built by Gortys, son of Stymphilos and great-grandson of King Arcada. The town and the Lousios river, which from ancient Gortyna to its confluence with the Alpheios, are named Gortynias
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The monumental complex of the Roman mansion near the Loukos Monastery includes the main mansion with its outbuildings (basilicas, triclinias, baths and the aqueduct that transported the water for them). The complex belongs to the type of ``farmhouse'', villa rustica, a large, that is, an
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The theater of Mantineia is located in the market place, in the area where the political, religious, cultural and social activities of the ancient city were concentrated. His mention in the work of the traveler Pausanias (8, 9, 2) is indirect: "I also saw a temple of Hera near the theater" he
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The central monument of the archaeological site of Megalopolis is the Ancient Theater, which is a great testimony of the strong Arcadian Federation and the mighty Megapolis, the youngest city of ancient Arcadia, which experienced glory and greatness, but was lost within two centuries. As Pausanias
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On the left side of the road from Levidi to Kandila is the ancient Arcadian citadel of Orchomenos, on a hill overlooking the unique beauty of the plain of Levidi. The archaeological site is 30 km from Tripoli and 8 km from Levidi. Homer referred to the city of Orchomenos as "polymelon", meaning
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Elliniko is a location in Kynouria, 8 km SW of Astros, on the Astros-Agios Petros road, with few houses. In an adjacent location and on the hill Teichios there are remains of an ancient settlement which is probably identified with the ancient city of Thyrea. Parts of walls from the 5th, 4th and 3rd
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On the slope of Mount Aphrodisi, at a distance of 4 km from Kontovazaina and next to the road that connects it with Neo Paos in the Prefecture of Achaia, the ruins of the ancient sanctuary of Aphrodite Erykini are preserved. In ancient times this sanctuary was an important center of worship as well
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The Sanctuary of Enodius Hermes has been located at Fonemeni, on Mount Zygos, half an hour west of Agios Petros. Three large piles of stones ("hermaks") mentioned by Pausanias are visible and are considered to have corresponded to the boundaries of the ancient territories of Sparta, Argos and Tegea.
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In the north-west of the village of Kosmas, on the hill of the prophet Ilias, after excavations, votives from geometric to classical times as well as a rampart wall from the classical period have been identified, which belonged to the sanctuary of Maleata, who was the deity of Mount Parnon (Malea).
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It is located on top of the mountain and has a conical shape. It is artificially created from the remains of sacrifices. That is why its soil is pitch-black, full of charcoal, remains of burnt animal bones and characteristic micro-finds, from which it follows that the worship of Zeus here was very
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The archaeological site of ancient Lykosoura is located in the southwestern part of Arcadia, on the eastern side of Mount Lykaios, in a lush and idyllic environment. It is 49 km from Tripoli and 12 km from Megalopolis. The sanctuary of the local deity, who called her Despina, is one of the most
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The ancient city of Mantineia was founded in Arcadia. Today's visitor approaches the ancient city via the provincial road that leads from Tripoli to the communities of Artemisiou and Orchomenou, at a distance of about 13 km north of the prefecture's capital. Mantineia is one of the important cities
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The archaeological site of the ancient Great City is located 3 km. outside the current city of Megalopolis, near the road Megalopolis - Karytaina, and 35 km from Tripoli. Nearby flows the Elissa river which flows into Alfeios. Megalopolis was founded in 371 BC. from the settlement of various
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The temple of Alea Athena is one of the most important and well-known temples of the classical era, occupying a prominent position in the evolution of monumental architecture and sculpture in the Greek area. It is located in the southernmost part of the ancient Arcadian city of Tegea and today it is
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In the market place of ancient Mantineia, a short distance east of the southern passage of the theater, the foundations of an ancient temple have been preserved, which has been identified with the temple of Hera. This identification was based on the laconic testimony of Pausanias (8, 9, 3), that the
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On the rocky coastal peninsula, remains of a settlement from prehistoric to geometric times have been identified. On the western slope of the hill, at the Kotrona site, a part of the 5th century wall is preserved. BC This place, which in earlier times was an island, was used as a fortress during the
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Traces of a Mycenaean cemetery have been discovered near the village of Paleochori and at the site of Mikri Tourla. In particular, two coffins and a vaulted tomb from the Mycenaean period have been discovered. It is considered certain that there was a settlement in the area from the same period.
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According to Professor K.A. Roman, the ancient count Polichni mentioned by the ancient historian Polybius is located in the area of the village of Pulithra in Kynouria. The citadel of the ancient city, the remains of which are preserved to this day, is located on the hill next to the port of the
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On the western slope of the Gortsouli hill, in the area of ancient Mantineia, a temple from archaic times is preserved, the revelation of which significantly illuminates our knowledge of the history of Mantineia before the 5th century BC. Gortsuli hill is identified by modern research with the
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At a distance of 3 km below the altar of Lycaeus Zeus is the Stadium or Hippodrome where the Lycaea were held, which included athletic and equestrian competitions. The ancient Lycaea were athletic, musical and art competitions of the Arcadian people in honor of Lycaeus Zeus and Pan, protector of
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In the French excavations of the last century, in the area of the Episcopate of Tegea, were revealed: a part of the ancient Theater, a relic of the Stoa of the ancient Agora and two early Christian Basilicas. The rest of the monuments came to light during the recent excavations by the Antiquities
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The well-preserved and impressive remains of the wall of Mantineia attracted the interest of European travelers as early as the beginning of the 19th century. The wall has an ellipsoid plan and dominates the Mantin plain like a ring, surrounding and delimiting the ancient city. The construction of
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On the top of the hill of Prophet Ilias, above the village of Pera Melana in Kynouria (80 km from Tripoli), there are remains of the sanctuary of the god Apollo Tyritas, the most important of the sanctuaries of ancient Kynouria. Tyritas was probably an old local deity and was considered the patron
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