Maratha (Arcadia)

Maratha (Ancient Greek: Μάραθα) was a village of ancient Arcadia, in the district Cynuria, between Buphagium and Gortys.[1] Its site is unlocated,[2] although the modern village of Vlachorraptis has been suggested.[3]

References

  1. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.28.1.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Δήμος Γόρτυνος: Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα (in Greek). Municipality of Gortyna. 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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


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