Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . was to the sight of fallencities, the ruined condition of Jlegalopolis appears tohave particularly impressed him, and gave rise tothe reflections which he has inserted after his de-scription of the city (viii. 33). Megalopolis wasthe birthplace of Philopoemen, and of the historianPolybius. Megalopolis was situated in the middle of a plain,and, unlike the generality of Grecian cities, possessedno height, which might be converted into an acro-polis. Mantineia, which was also rebuilt about thesame time, was placed in a level situation, instead ofits old p
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . was to the sight of fallencities, the ruined condition of Jlegalopolis appears tohave particularly impressed him, and gave rise tothe reflections which he has inserted after his de-scription of the city (viii. 33). Megalopolis wasthe birthplace of Philopoemen, and of the historianPolybius. Megalopolis was situated in the middle of a plain,and, unlike the generality of Grecian cities, possessedno height, which might be converted into an acro-polis. Mantineia, which was also rebuilt about thesame time, was placed in a level situation, instead ofits old position upon a hill. A level situation ap-pears to have been chosen as more convenient for alarge population than the rocky heights upon whichthe old Greek cities were built; while the improve-ments which had been made in the art of fortifyingcities enabled their inhabitants to dispense withnatural defences. The city lay upon either bank ofthe Helisson, which flowed through it from east towest, and di\ided it into nearly two equal . A \. Orestia. 15 B. The Helisson. C. Theatre. D. Stadium. E. Thersiliuni. F. Agora. G. Temple of Athena Temple of Hera Teleia. I. The Batliyllus. The Helisson flows into the Alpheius about 2jEnglish miles from the city. The southern half ofthe city was called Orestia (OpecrTia), from anancient settlement of the Maenalians upon this spot.(Steph. B. s. V. Meyd\T) ttcSAis.) The ruins of ile- MEGALOPOLIS. galopolis are near the modem village of Sindnu ; butalmost all trace of the walls has disappeared, be-cause they were probably built, like those of Man-tineia (Xen. Hell. v. 2. § 5 ; Pans. viii. 8. § 5), ofunburnt bricks. Pausanias has given a particulardescription of the public buildings (viii. 30—32), thesite of some of which may still be fixed by the exist-ing remains. The two most important buildings werethe theatre, on the left or southern side of the river,and the Agora on the right. The colossal remains of
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