Malea (Arcadia)

Malea (Ancient Greek: Μαλέα) was a town in the district of Aegytis in ancient Arcadia, the inhabitants of which were transferred to Megalopolis upon the foundation of the latter city (371 BCE).^[1] Its territory was called the Maleatis (ἡ Μαλεᾶτις). Xenophon describes Leuctra as a fortress situated above the Maleatis. The place Midea (Μιδέα) mentioned by Xenophon^[2] may be a corrupt form of Malea.

Its site is tentatively located south of the modern Voutsaras.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.27.4.
^ Xenophon. Hellenica. 7.1.28.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Malea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Coordinates: 37°19′58″N 22°11′31″E / 37.3327°N 22.192°E / 37.3327; 22.192

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[1] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.27.4.

[2] Xenophon. Hellenica. 7.1.28.

[3] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

[4] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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