Theisoa (Orchomenus)

Theisoa (Template:Lang-grc) was a town of ancient Arcadia, in the territory of Orchomenus. It is mentioned along with Methydrium and Teuthis as belonging to the confederation (συντέλεια) of Orchomenos.^[1] Its inhabitants were removed to Megalopolis upon the foundation of the latter city (371 BCE).^[1]

Its site is located near the modern Theisoa.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Pausanias (1918). "27.4". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library., 8.27.7, 8.28.3.
^ 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.
^ 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). "Theisoa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

37°30′24″N 21°57′49″E / 37.50665°N 21.96367°E / 37.50665; 21.96367

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[Pausanias-1] Pausanias (1918). "27.4". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library., 8.27.7, 8.28.3.

[2] 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.

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

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