. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . northern slope of which was the temple ofArtemis Hymnia, which formed the boundary be-tween Mantinice and Orchomenia. (Paus. viii. 12.§§ 5—9, comp. viii. 5. §11.) A road led from Mantineia on the W. to Methy-drium. It passed through the plain Alcimedon,which was 30 stadia from the city, above whichwas Mount Ostracina ; then by the fountain Cissa,and, at the distance of 40 stadia from the fountain,by the small place Petkosaca (^ nerpotro/ca),which was on the confines of the Mantineian andMegalopolitan territories. (Paus. viii. 12. §§ 2—4.) Two roads l
. Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . northern slope of which was the temple ofArtemis Hymnia, which formed the boundary be-tween Mantinice and Orchomenia. (Paus. viii. 12.§§ 5—9, comp. viii. 5. §11.) A road led from Mantineia on the W. to Methy-drium. It passed through the plain Alcimedon,which was 30 stadia from the city, above whichwas Mount Ostracina ; then by the fountain Cissa,and, at the distance of 40 stadia from the fountain,by the small place Petkosaca (^ nerpotro/ca),which was on the confines of the Mantineian andMegalopolitan territories. (Paus. viii. 12. §§ 2—4.) Two roads led from Mantineia southwards,—theone SE. to Tegea, and the other SW. to Pallan-tium. On the left of the road to Tegea, calledXenis (Heats) by Polybius (xi. 11. §5), just outsidethe gates of Mantineia, was the hippodrome, and alittle further on the stadium, above which roseMount Alesium : at the spot where the mountainceased was the temple of Poseidon Hippius, whichwas 7 stadia from the city, as we leam from Poly- MANT1NEIA. 253. IUIS OF MANTIXEIA. A A. RoaJ to Orchomenos. 15 B. Road to Orchomenos. C C. Road to Methydrium. D D. Road to Tegea. E E. Road to Panaritium. F F. Road to Argos, called Prinus. G G. Road to Argos, called Climax. 264 MANTINEIA. bius (xi. 11. § 4, compared with xi. 14. § 1).Here commenced the ditch, which is said by Poly-bius to have led across the Mantineian plain to themountains bordering upon the district of the Elis-phasii (ji tUv )£.\i<Tv). This was the narrowest part of the plainbetween Tegea and Mantineia, the road beingshortened by the hill Scope on the VV. and a similarprojecting rock on the E. Here
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