🏛️ Tegea-Megalopolis
Ruins of two ancient Greek city-states in the Peloponnese
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece
- Tegea: prominent Classical city-state; site of Temple of Athena Alea
- Megalopolis: founded 371 BCE as federal capital of the Arcadian League
- Both cities declined during Roman and Byzantine periods; ruins accessible but minimal excavation
Tegea and Megalopolis represent two distinct phases of ancient Greek urban development in Arcadia. Tegea was an influential ...