Buphagium

Buphagium or Bouphagion (Ancient Greek: Βουφάγιον) was an ancient town in the Greek region of Arcadia, in the district Cynuria, situated near the sources of the river Buphagus (Βουφάγος), a tributary of the Alpheius, which formed the boundary between the territories of Heraea and Megalopolis.[1]

Its site is located near the modern Kryo Nero.[2][3] Buphagium lies to the north of the Alpheios river valley. As the terrain slopes steeply down to the river, access to the city is only possible from the north. In the centre of the walled city area is the acropolis with a separate fortress wall. The capitals and other architectural elements used in the chapel there indicate that the Acropolis contained an opulent building in ancient times.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "26.8". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library., 8.27.17, 5.7.1.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. ^ Mattern, Torsten; Goester, Yvonne C. (2023). Thisoa am Lykaion. Ergebnisse der Forschungen [Thisoa on the Lykaion. Results of the investigation]. Wiesbaden: Reichert, ISBN 978-3-95490-538-6, p. 112.

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

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