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Mantinea [man-tuh-nee-uh] Examples noun
- an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
Examples from the Web for mantinea Historical Examples of mantinea
The Arcadians with this information before them kept quiet inside Mantinea.
Xenophon
Epaminondas, the great Theban general who fell at Mantinea, 362 b.c.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
Lucius Apuleius
Having done that, he next invested Mantinea and began to besiege it.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)
Polybius
The capture of Mantinea was immediately after a defeat by Cleomenes.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)
Polybius
The Spartans and allies defeated at Mantinea by Epaminondas; he is slain.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2
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British Dictionary definitions for mantinea Mantinea Mantineia noun
- (in ancient Greece) a city in E Arcadia; site of several battles