PARORIA (settlement in Parrhasia)
Ancient settlement in Arcadia, Greece
- Kind of place
- Settlement
- Region
- Parrhasia
- Where
- 37.45° N, 22.15° E
A large plain stretches out below the ridge on both sides. Strabo 12.8.14 Paroreus, the younger son of Tricolonus, is said to have founded the city. Pausanias 8.35.6
Described in the sources
Paroria is a town that currently has no inhabitants. Pausanias 8.35.7 Paroria is located ten stades away from the settlement of Zoetia. Pausanias 8.35.6 Paroreia was one of the Eutresian cities that Arcadians abandoned. Pausanias 8.27.3 Cities are located near the ridge on both the north and south sides. Strabo 12.8.14 The settlement of Thyraeum is located fifteen stades away from Paroria. Pausanias 8.35.7 Paroreia was a region held by the ruler who controlled Antiocheia near Pisidia. Strabo 12.6.4
Stories and history
Tracts of sacred territory were attached to the priesthood. Strabo 12.8.14 The priesthood included a large number of sacred attendants. Strabo 12.8.14 The Arcadians left Paroreia due to their hatred of the Lacedaemonians. Pausanias 8.27.3