Methydrio
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Methydrio is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipality of Vytina
, Arcadia
, Greece
. As of 2001, it had a population of 14 for the settlement and sits at 1,060 m above sea level. The Mainalo
mountains are 4 km to the east.
Until 1915, the village was known as Stemnitsa (Στεμνίτσα) and sometimes Nemnitsa, it was changed to its current name in 1915 after the excavation which began in 1910 and discovered an ancient city.
about 195 km (old: 240 km) (3 hrs) west of Athens
, 80 km south of Kalavryta
, 60 km north of Megalopoli and about 95 km east of Pyrgos.
Ancient Methydrion was an ancient city in Arcadia. According to Pausanias
in which he visited, it was founded by Orchomenus
, son of Lycaon, a settler of Orchomenus
. In the Peloponnesian War
in which he lost from the Lacedaemonians for liberating from Mantineia
and the battles of the Eleans. Methydrio was a member of the Achaean League
and took part in the founding of Megalopolis. Methydrion was a city with Olympic winners, in the city it had the temple of Poseidon
and 40 stadia (6 to 7 km) is the Nymfasia (Nymphasian) spring.
The location of the ancient city has been founded and excavated between the villages of Pyrgaki and Methydrio 5 km from Vyrina. It excavated an ancient temple and founded several statue buildings.
It adopted its current name in 1915.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981. The population never recovered, some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Skyritida.
Vytina
Vytina is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. Its inhabitants are known as Vytiniots. Greek...
, Arcadia
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...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 14 for the settlement and sits at 1,060 m above sea level. The Mainalo
Mainalo
The Mainalo , is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south and from east to west from 5 to 10 km...
mountains are 4 km to the east.
Until 1915, the village was known as Stemnitsa (Στεμνίτσα) and sometimes Nemnitsa, it was changed to its current name in 1915 after the excavation which began in 1910 and discovered an ancient city.
Nearest places
- VytinaVytinaVytina is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. Its inhabitants are known as Vytiniots. Greek...
, NNE - AlonistainaAlonistainaAlonistaina is a village located in the municipal unit of Falanthos in the west central part of Arcadia, Greece. Alonistaina is accessed via a road linking Stemnitsa and Tripoli. It is located south of Vytina, 25 km west of Tripoli, north of Megalopoli, about 15 km east of Stemnitsa and...
, ESE - Elati, southwest
- Pyrgaki, west
- Pan, WNW
Location
Nymfasia is 50 km northwest of TripoliTripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
about 195 km (old: 240 km) (3 hrs) west of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, 80 km south of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
, 60 km north of Megalopoli and about 95 km east of Pyrgos.
Geography and history
The area are mainly made up of some forests and mostly barren grasslands. Farmlands are within the village.Ancient Methydrion was an ancient city in Arcadia. According to 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...
in which he visited, it was founded by Orchomenus
Orchomenus
-Greek mythology:*Orchomenus, a king, the father of Elara*Orchomenus, one of the twenty sons of Lycaon*Orchomenus, son of Zeus and Isonoe, father of Minyas and Kyparissos*Orchomenus, a son of Athamas and Themisto-Ancient Greek geography:...
, son of Lycaon, a settler of Orchomenus
Orchomenus (Arcadia)
Orchomenus or Orchomenos was an ancient city of Arcadia, Greece, called by Thucydides the Arcadian Orchomenus , to distinguish it from the Boeotian town. Its ruins are near the modern village of Orchomenos .-Situation:It was situated in a plain surrounded on every side by mountains...
. In the Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases...
in which he lost from the Lacedaemonians for liberating from 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...
and the battles of the Eleans. Methydrio was a member of the Achaean League
Achaean League
The Achaean League was a Hellenistic era confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese, which existed between 280 BC and 146 BC...
and took part in the founding of Megalopolis. Methydrion was a city with Olympic winners, in the city it had the temple of Poseidon
Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
and 40 stadia (6 to 7 km) is the Nymfasia (Nymphasian) spring.
The location of the ancient city has been founded and excavated between the villages of Pyrgaki and Methydrio 5 km from Vyrina. It excavated an ancient temple and founded several statue buildings.
It adopted its current name in 1915.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981. The population never recovered, some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Skyritida.