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Typaneae

Typaneae

37°30′32″N21°48′22″E / 37.5088°N 21.8062°E / 37.5088; 21.8062Typaneae or Typaniai (Ancient Greek: Τυπανέαι, Τυμπανέαι, or Τυμπάνεια), also Latinized as Tympaneae, was a town of Triphylia in ancient Elis, a possible successor settlement to HomericAepy. It is mentioned by Strabo along with Hypana near the rivers and Acheron, tributaries of Alpheus. It was taken by Philip V of Macedon in the Social War. It was situated in the mountains in the interior of the country.

Its site has been located near modern , though other writers disagree and propose other locations.