Sumatia
Sumatia or Soumatia (Ancient Greek: Σουματία),[1][2] or Sumetia or Soumetia (Σουμητία),[3] also known as Sumateium or Soumateion (Σουμάτειον),[4] or Sumeteia or Soumeteia (Σουμήτεια),[2] was a town of ancient Arcadia in the district Maenalia, on the southern slope of Mount Maenalus. According to Greek mythology, Sumatia was founded by Sumateus, a son of Lycaon.[1] Pausanias says that Sumatia was one of the towns in the territory of Maenalus, and was one of the towns that united to form Megalopolis.[4]
Its site is located near the modern Silimna.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pausanias (1918). "3.4". 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.
- ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Pausanias (1918). "36.7". 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.
- ^ a b Pausanias (1918). "27.3". 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.
- ^ 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). "Sumatia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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