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Anthene ( grc, Ἀνθήνη), or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα), or Athene (Ἀθήνη), was a town in
Anthene ( grc, Ἀνθήνη), or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα), or Athene (Ἀθήνη), was a town in Cynuria
Cynuria ( – ''Kynouria'' or – ''Kynouriake'') is an ancient district on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, between the Argolis and Laconia, so called from the Cynurians, one of the most ancient tribes in the peninsula. It was believed to ...
, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides
Thucydides (; grc, , }; BC) was an Athenian historian and general. His '' History of the Peloponnesian War'' recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of " scient ...
along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Mt. Zavitsa and Kato Doliana
Doliana ( el, Δολιανά) is a community of the municipality North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. It consists of the villages Kato Doliana, Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kouvlis, Prosilia and Rouneika.Archaeological Museum of Astros
* Thyrea
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Populated places in ancient Argolis Populated places in ancient Laconia Former populated places in Greece Cities in ancient Peloponnese {{AncientLaconia-geo-stub