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Title: Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893
Subjects: Classical geography
Publisher: London : Walton & Maberly
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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slope of which was the temple ofArtemis Hymnia, which formed the boundary be-tween Mantinice and Orchomenia. (Paus. viii. 12.§§ 5—9, comp. viii. 5. § 11.) A road led from Mantineia on the W. to Methy-drium. It passed through the plain Alcimedon,which was 30 stadia from the city, above whichwas Mount Ostraciua ; then by the fountain Cissa,and, at the distance of 40 stadia from the fountain,by the small place Petrosaca (J) TlirpoaaKa),which was on the confines of the Mantineian andMegalopolitan territories. (Paus. viii. 12. §§ 2-—4.) Two roads led from Mantineia southwards,—theone SE. to Tegea, and the other SW. to Pallan-tinm. On the left of the road to Tegea, calledXenis (Hey(s) by Poly bins (xi. 11. § 5), just outsidethe gates of Mantineia, was the hippodrome, and alittle further on the stadium, above which roseMount Alesium : at the spot where the mountaincea>ed was the temple of Poseidon Hippius, whicTiwas 7 stadia from the city, as we learn from Poly* MANTENEIA. 2G3
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A A. Road to Orchompnos.B B. Road to Orchomenos.C C. Road to Methydrium.D D. Road to Tegea. PLAIN OF MANTINEIA. E E. Road to Pallantiiim. F F. Road to Argos, called Priniis. G G. Road to Argos, called Climax. s 4 264 MANTINEIA. Lius (xi. 11. § 4, compared with xi. 14. § 1).Here commenced the ditch, which is said by Poly-bius to have led across the Mautineian plain to themountains bordering upon the district of the Elis-phasii (ri Twv EXiffcpaffioiv X^P) P^l. xi. 11. § 6,comp. 15. § 7, xvii. G).* Beyond the temple ofPoseidon was a forest of oaks, called Pelagus(XleKayos), through which ran the road to Tegea.On turning out of the road to the left, at the templeof Poseidon, one found at the distance of 5 stadiathe tombs of the daughters of Pelias. Twentystadia further on was a place called Piioezon(*oiXcoJ). This was the narrowest part of the plainbetween Tegea and Mantineia, the road beingshortened by the hill Scope on the \V. and a similarprojecting rock on the E. Here was the tmnb

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