Τεγέα

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Τεγέα is an ancient Arcadian city-state in the central Peloponnese of Greece, known for its important sanctuary of Athena Alea and its role in classical Greek history.

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instanceOf ancient Greek city-state
polis
alliedWith Sparta
chiefDeity Athena Alea
linked to: Athena
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
cultTitleOfAthena Alea
ethnicGroup Arcadians
foughtAgainst Argos
hasArchaeologicalSite Tegea archaeological site
hasCulturalHeritageStatus significant archaeological heritage site in Greece
hasExcavationsBy Norwegian Institute at Athens
hasFindsDisplayedAt Archaeological Museum of Tegea
hasModernMunicipalUnit Tegea municipal unit
hasMythologicalAssociation Alea (mythical figure)
Atalanta
Telephus
hasNearbyModernCity Tripoli, Greece
hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Athena Alea
hasTemple Temple of Athena Alea
hasTypeOfGovernment polis government
knownFor important sanctuary of Athena Alea
role in classical Greek history
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Arcadia
central Peloponnese
locatedInPresentDay Greece
mentionedBy Herodotus
Pausanias
modernAdministrativeRegion Arcadia regional unit
modernPeriphery Peloponnese periphery
modernSettlementNear Alea, Arcadia
participatedIn Persian Wars
linked to: Greco-Persian Wars
partOf Arcadian League
periodOfFlourishing Classical period
Hellenistic period
regionType Arcadian city-state
religion Ancient Greek religion
religiousSignificance major cult center of Athena in Arcadia
subsequentStatus part of the Roman province of Achaia
templeRebuiltBy Scopas of Paros
tookPartIn Peloponnesian affairs
wasImportantIn Arcadian politics

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Tegea hasNameInGreek Τεγέα