Ladoceia
Ladoceia or Ladokeia (Ancient Greek: (τὰ Λαδόκεια), also known as Laodicium or Laodikion (Λαοδίκιον),[1] was a place in ancient Arcadia, in the district , and, after the building of Megalopolis, a suburb of that city. It was situated upon the road from the latter to Pallantium and Tegea. Here a battle was fought between the Mantineians and Tegeatae, 423 BCE, and between the Achaeans and Spartan king Cleomenes III, 226 BCE.[2][3] Thucydides places it in the district of Oresthis.[1]
Its site is unlocated.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 4.134.
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.44.1.
- ^ Polybius. The Histories. 2.51, 2.55.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ladoceia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Categories:
- Populated places in ancient Arcadia
- Lost ancient cities and towns
- Former populated places in Greece
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