Melangeia
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Melangeia was an ancient settlement in ancient Arcadia
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Melangia was first known by Pausanias
which was founded near Nestani
on the Parthenio Mountains and where he passed from the ancient roads of Klimakos (Κλίμακος) which it was known. It was the first Arcadian city which was visited by travellers. Not far from the city is the Meliaston (Μελιαστών) springs, it had the temples of Dionysos and Aphrodite
. The settlement was topographically geographically located in the ancient border of the city-state
of Argos
and Mantineia
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Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
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Melangia was first known by Pausanias
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
which was founded near Nestani
Nestani
Nestani is a small village around 15km from Tripoli in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Mantineia. The municipal district Nestani also contains the village of Milea....
on the Parthenio Mountains and where he passed from the ancient roads of Klimakos (Κλίμακος) which it was known. It was the first Arcadian city which was visited by travellers. Not far from the city is the Meliaston (Μελιαστών) springs, it had the temples of Dionysos and Aphrodite
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
. The settlement was topographically geographically located in the ancient border of the city-state
City-state
A city-state is an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as a part of another local government.-Historical city-states:...
of Argos
Argos
Argos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
and Mantineia
Mantineia
Mantineia was a city in ancient Greece that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. It is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat...
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