Mantineia

Also known as Mantinia, Ancient Mantineia

Mantinea (; Mantineia; also Koine Greek Antigoneia) was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece, which was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history.

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Greek Dimos.name: Mantinea
Greek Dimos.name_local: Μαντίνεια
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Mandinias.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Peloponnese
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Arcadia
Greek Dimos.municipality: Tripoli
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 1693
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 205.393
Greek Dimos.elevation: 600
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 220 05
Greek Dimos.area_code: 2710
Greek Dimos.licence: TP

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Elevation: 600
Image: NAMA 3 Muses.jpg
Dialing code: 2791
Licence plate code: TP

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Commons category: Mantineia
postal code: 220 05
native label: Μαντίνεια
P8168: SWAPO Party
P12749: Erich Schumann

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Contents

History
Democracy in Mantineia
Subdivisions
Province
Historical population
Folk music
Types of folk songs
Klephtic Songs
Wedding songs
Road songs
Laments or Mirologhia songs
Folk musical instruments
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Mantinea (; Mantineia; 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 Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village of Nestani (pop. 486 in 2011). It is located in the northeastern part of Arcadia. The municipal unit has a land area of 205.393 km2 and a population of 1,693 inhabitants (2021). Its largest other towns are Artemisio, Loukas, and Kapsas.