Tripolis (region of Laconia)
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Tripolis was a district in ancient Laconia
, Greece
, southeast of Megalopolis
, comprising the three cities of Belmina, Aegys, and Pellana
.
Laconia
Laconia , also known as Lacedaemonia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, southeast of Megalopolis
Megalopolis, Greece
Megalópoli is a town in the western part of the peripheral unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis . "Megalopolis" is a Greek word for Great city. When it was founded, in 371 BC, it was the first urbanization in rustic and primitive Arcadia. In...
, comprising the three cities of Belmina, Aegys, and Pellana
Pellana
Pellana , was a city of Laconia, on the Eurotas river, and on the road from Sparta to Arcadia....
.