| Toponym TP (renewed): | Melena |
| Name (modern): | Arcadia: city NW Megalopolis |
| Image: | ![]() To the image detail |
| Toponym before | XII Olympia |
| Toponym following | XXII Megalopili |
| Alternative Image | --- |
| Image (Barrington 2000) |
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| Image (Scheyb 1753) | --- |
| Image (Welser 1598) | --- |
| Image (MSI 2025) | --- |
| Pleiades: | https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573363 |
| Area: | Southern Balkans |
| Toponym Type: | Toponym, no Symbol |
| Grid square: | 6B5 |
| Toponym Color: | black |
| Vignette Type : | --- |
| Itinerary: |   |
| Alternative Name (Lexica): | Melaineai (DNP) |
| Name A (RE): | Melaineai |
| Name B (Barrington Atlas): | Melainiai/Malainai (58 unlocated) |
| Name C (TIR/TIB/others): |   |
| Name D (Miller): | Melena |
| Name E (Levi): |   |
| Name F (Ravennate): | Melena (p. 100,4) |
| Name G (Ptolemy): |   |
| Plinius: | Melaenae (4,20, s. Kommentar) |
| Strabo: |   |
| Dating from Toponym on TP: | Archaic |
| Argument for Dating: | Pausanias setzt die Gründung Meleaineai in der mythischen Vorzeit an und beschreibt die Stadt als verödet. |
| Commentary on the Toponym: |
Melaineai lag zwischen Heraia (BAtlas 58 B2) und Megalopolis = 7B/C1 Megalopili (BAtlas 58 C3). |
| References: |
Jost, Madeleine: Sanctuaires et cultes d´Arcadie (= Études Péloponnésiennes 9), Paris 1985, 74-77. |
| Last Update: | 16.05.2025 17:42 |
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