Nonacris (Orchomenus)
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Nonacris or Nonakris ( grc, Νώνακρις) was a town of
ancient Arcadia Arcadia ( el, Ἀρκαδία) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrat ...
in the territory of Orchomenus. With
Dipoena ''Dipoena'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Species it contains 162 species, found in Asia, Central America, North America, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, South America, on Vanuatu, and i ...
and
Calliae Calliae or Kalliai ( grc, Καλλίαι), also known as Callia or Kallia (Καλλία), was a village of ancient Arcadia, located near Tegea. With Dipoena and Nonacris, it formed the Arcadian Tripolis. Its population was translated to the newly f ...
, it formed the Arcadian Tripolis., 8.27.7. Its population was translated to the newly formed city of
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upon the foundation of the latter city in 371 BCE.


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Populated places in ancient Arcadia Former populated places in Greece Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub