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'''Harpleia''' ({{lang-grc|Ἅρπλεια}}) was a town of [[ancient Laconia]]. [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] writes that it was on [[Mount Taygetus]] but at the entrance of the plain, and 20 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] from [[Dereium]].<ref>{{Cite Pausanias|3|20|7}}</ref> |
'''Harpleia''' ({{lang-grc|Ἅρπλεια}}) was a town of [[ancient Laconia]]. [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] writes that it was on [[Mount Taygetus]] but at the entrance of the plain, and 20 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] from [[Dereium]].<ref>{{Cite Pausanias|3|20|7}}</ref> |
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Its site is unlocated, though a connection with [[Xirokambi]] has been suggested.<ref>{{Cite Barrington|58}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 28 April 2024
Harpleia (Ancient Greek: Ἅρπλεια) was a town of ancient Laconia. Pausanias writes that it was on Mount Taygetus but at the entrance of the plain, and 20 stadia from Dereium.[1]
Its site is unlocated, though a connection with Xirokambi has been suggested.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "20.7". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Harpleia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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