Melangeia ( grc, Μελαγγεῖα) was a place in
ancient Arcadia
Arcadia ( el, Ἀρκαδία) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebr ...
, northeast of the town
Mantineia
Mantineia (also Mantinea ; el, Μαντίνεια; also Koine Greek ''Antigoneia'') was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece, which was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history.
In modern times it is a former municipality in ...
, on one of the roads to
Argos. From Melangeia, an aqueduct led to Mantineia.
Its location corresponds with that of the modern village
Pikernis.
References
Populated places in ancient Arcadia
Former populated places in Greece
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