Argeathoi
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Argeathoi was an ancient settlement in Arcadia
which is now a part of Achaia.
Located in the Arcadian Azania
, the modern area around Kalavryta
next to the Sorron forest in which it does no exist but Pausanias
visited the area and was filled with wild animals that were also mentioned, it was founded near Nassoi
and in Lykountes. It was a part of the city-state of Kleitor
The location of the city has never been found but with other sources as Pausanias mentioned, it is in the area of the modern municipalities of Paos and Aroania/Psofida.
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...
which is now a part of Achaia.
Located in the Arcadian Azania
Arcadian Azania
Arcadian Azania was one of the subdivisions in ancient Arcadia along with Parrhasia and Lycaonia.Ancient Azania was in an area that are now the area of Kalavryta, Achaea and Feneos, western Corinthia...
, the modern area around 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...
next to the Sorron forest in which it does no exist but 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...
visited the area and was filled with wild animals that were also mentioned, it was founded near Nassoi
Nassoi
Nassoi or Nassi along with Nasi , also with an a accented was an ancient city of the Arcadian Azania in Arcadia that is now a part of the Achaia prefecture in Greece. Today, the village of Nasia mainly receives its name with a different spelling...
and in Lykountes. It was a part of the city-state of Kleitor
Kleitor
Kleitor is 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. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...
The location of the city has never been found but with other sources as Pausanias mentioned, it is in the area of the modern municipalities of Paos and Aroania/Psofida.