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[gemsofgreece]

Mist envelops the war memorial of Mantíneia. Arcadia, Greece. Photo by Stathis Koutsiaftis. 

[atsoukalidis]

Pedimental acrostelion with attached Gorgoneion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgoneion from the temple of Poseidon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PoseidonHippios at Mantineia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantineia where he was the patron god, early 6th century BCE from the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Tripolis

[gemsofgreece]

One of the most bizarre but interesting churches in Greece, the Church of Saint Fotiní of Mantíneia, in Arcadia. The church is a mix-match of Ancient Greek and Byzantine Greek Orthodox architecture and while strangely pretty in the daylight, at night it seems it gets rather gloomy. 

[atsoukalidis]

Figurines from Mantineia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantineia from an important shrine to a female deity from the 6th -4th centuries BCE from the collection of the Archaeological Museum of Tripolis

[julianworker]

Tripoli and Mantineia

Tripoli or Tripolis is the capital of Arcadia and the hub of the road system in the central part of The Peloponnese. There are no ancient sites in the city itself as it was burned by The Turks in 1825 during the Greek War of Independence. The Greeks regained the city in 1829 and rebuilt the place. The city has a cool climate as it’s surrounded by mountains that reach 2,000 metres in height. There…

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[julianworker]

Tripoli and Mantineia

Tripoli or Tripolis is the capital of Arcadia and the hub of the road system in the central part of The Peloponnese. There are no ancient sites in the city itself as it was burned by The Turks in 1825 during the Greek War of Independence. The Greeks regained the city in 1829 and rebuilt the place. The city has a cool climate as it’s surrounded by mountains that reach 2,000 metres in height. There…

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[julianworker]

Tripoli and Mantineia

Tripoli or Tripolis is the capital of Arcadia and the hub of the road system in the central part of The Peloponnese. There are no ancient sites in the city itself as it was burned by The Turks in 1825 during the Greek War of Independence. The Greeks regained the city in 1829 and rebuilt the place. The city has a cool climate as it’s surrounded by mountains that reach 2,000 metres in height. There…

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