Ladoceia

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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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. 4.134.
  2. ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.44.1.
  3. ^ Polybius. The Histories. 2.51, 2.55.
  4. ^ 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 domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Ladoceia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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