Mantinea – Greek: Mαντινεία Mantineia, modern romanizations: Mantinia, Mandineia or Mandinia; and for a time Antigonia (Greek: Αντιγόνεια) also transliterated as Antigonea and Antigoneia – is a city in Arcadia in the central Peloponnese that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Nestani, Νεστάνη - κοινώς Τσιπιανά, is a small village around 15km from Tripoli in the Peloponnese, Greece. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Transliteration in a narrow sense is a mapping from one script into another script. ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... This article describes the ancient classical period: for the classical period in music (second half of the 18th century): see Classical music era. ...

The first battle of Mantinea, in 418 BC, was the largest land battle of the Peloponnesian War. On one side were Sparta and its remaining allies, and on the other were Athens, its allies, plus the cities that had revolted against the Spartans. The battle turned into a rout of the Athenian and allied armies, a result attributed to greater Spartan courage. The Battle of Mantinea took place in 418 BC between Sparta and its allies, and an army led by Argos and Athens. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC Years: 423 BC 422 BC 421 BC 420 BC 419 BC - 418 BC - 417 BC 416 BC... Map of the Greek world at the start of the Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire (or The Delian League) and the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta. ... Sparta (Σπάρτη) was a city in ancient Greece, whose territory included, in Classical times, all Laconia and Messenia, and which was the most powerful state of the Peloponnesus. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ...

The second battle of Mantinea, in 362 BC, led to the fall of Theban hegemony. In that battle, Athens and Sparta were allied. Thebes won the battle, but its greatest general, Epaminondas, was killed in the fighting. Combatants Thebes, Arcadia and Boeotia League Sparta, Elis, and Mantinea league Commanders Epaminondas† Agesilaus II Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 362 BC between the Thebans, led by Epaminondas and supported by the Arcadians and the Boeotians, and the Spartans, led by King Agesilaus II and... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 367 BC 366 BC 365 BC 364 BC 363 BC 362 BC 361 BC 360 BC 359... Thebes (in modern Greek: Θήβα — Thíva, in ancient Greek and Katharevousa: — Thēbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... For information about the modern board game of the same name, see Epaminondas (game). ...

Macedonian king Antigonus III Doson renamed the city Antigonia; Mantineia's name was restored by Hadrian. [1] Antigonus III Doson (263 BC-221 BC), was king of Macedonia from 229 BC-221 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. ... A bust of Hadrian. ...

Modern-day Mantineia is the region around the city of Tripoli in the prefecture of Arcadia. It is also the name of a Protected designation of origin of Greek blanc de gris wine, made of the moschofilero grape traditionally grown in the region. The seat of Mantineia is Nestani, home to about one-fifth (20%) of the population. Mantineia is located about a few kilometres north of GR-33 and GR-77 which in 1999 changed the routes and links with the road to Tripoli instead of a junction with a right turn from Tripoli. It is also located west of the Tripoli-Corinth/Athens Superhighway (E65) and SE of Vytina. Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is the most populated province in Arcadia. ... The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are geographical indications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Greece Interstate 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... E65 is a name of a BMW car platform: BMW E65/E66 a European road: European route E65 This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For a place in southern Kosovo near Macedonia, see Vitina. ...

The mountains surround the valley including the Lyrkeia mountains as well as the Mainalo mountains to the southwest. The valley contains potato and wheat farms as well as other crops throughout the municipality and covers about half of the municipality. Several floods ravaged Mantineia especially in the mid-20th century which a valley for a while became a lake. Forests dominate the mountain parts with traces in the valley areas. Rocks and grasslands covers most of the northeast. The Mainalo or Menalo (Greek, Modern: Μαίναλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Mainalon, Mainalos, Menalon, Menalos, rarely Menalus or Mainalos, Latin forms: Maenalos and Maenalus, rarely Maenalon is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south (southwest of Tripoli to NE of Vytina) and from east...

The province of Mantineia (see Mantineia province) is a province that is named after the ancient city, the seat is located about 15 km south in Tripoli.

Communities

• Artemisi (pop: 650)
• Kapsas/Kapsia (pop: 505)
• Louka (pop: 653)
  • Milia (pop: 76)
• Nestani (pop: 778)
  • Gorgoepikoos Monastery
  • Milea (pop: 237)
• Pikerni (pop: 192)
• Sagka (pop: 241)
• Simiades (pop: 172)
  • Neos Kardaros (abandoned)

Kapsas (Greek: Κάψας), also called Kapsia ((Greek: Κάψια) is a community in the municipality of Mantineia in the prefecture of Arcadia on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. ... Nestani, Νεστάνη - κοινώς Τσιπιανά, is a small village around 15km from Tripoli in the Peloponnese, Greece. ...

Historical population

1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Other

Naxos has schools, lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary school), churches, a post office and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

External links

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• Coordinates: 37°37′01″N, 22°23′32″E
• Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Mantinea"

See also

• Communities of Arcadia

Here are communities and communes including sections in the prefecture of Arcadia in Greece: A-B Aetorrachi Agia Sofia Agia Varvara Agiorgitika Agios Vasileios Agios Andreas Agios Andreas Beach/Paralia Agiou Andreou Agios Georgios Agios Konstantinos Agios Panteleimonas Agios Panteleimonas Agios Petros Agios Sostis Agios Vasileios Agriakona Agridi Akovos Goupata...