Buphagium

Buphagium or Bouphagion (Ancient Greek: Βουφάγιον) was a town of ancient Arcadia, in the district Cynuria, situated near the sources of the river Buphagus (Βουφάγος), a tributary of the Alpheius, which formed the boundary between the territories of Heraea and Megalopolis.[1]

Its site is located near the modern Kryo Nero.[2][3]

References
  1. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.26.8. , 8.27.17, 5.7.1.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Buphagium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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