Typaneae or Typaniai ( grc, Τυπανέαι, Τυμπανέαι, or Τυμπάνεια), also Latinized as Tympaneae, was a town of

Triphylia Triphylia ( el, Τριφυλία, ''Trifylia'', "the country of the three tribes") was an area of the ancient Peloponnese. Strabo and Pausanias both describe Triphylia as part of Elis, and it fell at times under the domination of the city of El ...

in ancient Elis, a possible successor settlement to

Homeric Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

Aepy. It is mentioned by Strabo along with

Hypana Hypana ( grc, Ὕπανα) or Hypaneia (Ὑπάνεια) was a town in the interior of Triphylia in ancient Elis. It was taken by Philip V of Macedon in the Social War. Its inhabitants had been transferred to Elis when Strabo wrote. Hypana is me ...

near the rivers Dalion and

Acheron The Acheron (; grc, Ἀχέρων ''Acheron'' or Ἀχερούσιος ''Acherousios''; ell, Αχέροντας ''Acherontas'') is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . Its source is ...

, tributaries of Alpheus. It was taken by

Philip V of Macedon Philip V ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon ag ...

in the Social War. It was situated in the mountains in the interior of the country. Its site has been located near modern Vresto, though other writers disagree and propose other locations.It has been suggested by Juan José Torres Esbarranch that it can be identified with remains, among which there is a

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

, located on a hill 5 km (3 mi) from the modern town of Platiana (), but the

Greek Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture and Sports ( el, Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού) is the government department of Greece entrusted with preserving the country's cultural heritage, promoting the arts, and overseeing s ...

proposes that these remains could have belonged to the ancient

.
Page of the Ministry of Culture of Greece: the acropolis of Platiana (in Greek)

References

Populated places in ancient Elis Former populated places in Greece Triphylia {{ancientElis-geo-stub