Belemina

Belemina (Ancient Greek: Βελεμίνα), or Belmina (Βέλμινα), or Belbina (Βελβίνα), or Blenina (Βλένινα), was a town of ancient Laconia and ancient Arcadia, at the northwest frontier of the former, the territory of which was called Belminatis (Βελμινᾶτις).^[1]^[2] It was originally an Arcadian town, but was conquered by the Lacedaemonians at an early period, and annexed to their territory; although Pausanias does not believe this statement.^[3] After the Battle of Leuctra, Belemina was restored to Arcadia, reckoned to be part of Aegytis; most of its inhabitants were removed to the newly founded city of Megalopolis; and the place continued to be a dependency of the latter city.^[4]^[5]^[1] In the wars of the Achaean League, the Belminatis was a constant source of contention between the Spartans and Achaeans. Under Machanidas or Nabis, the tyrants of Sparta, the Belminatis was again annexed to Laconia; but upon the subjugation of Sparta by Philopoemen in 188 BCE, the Belminatis was once more annexed to the territory of Megalopolis.^[6] The Belminatis is a mountainous district, in which the Eurotas takes its rise from many springs.^[2]^[7] Belemina is said by Pausanias to have been 100 stadia from Pellana.^[7]

Its site is located near the modern Chelmos.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Polybius. The Histories. Vol. 2.54.
^ ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.343. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Pausanias (1918). "35.4". 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.
^ Pausanias (1918). "27.4". 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.
^ Plutarch Cleom. 4
^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 38.34.
^ ^a ^b Pausanias (1918). "21.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
^ 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.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

37°16′43″N 22°17′13″E / 37.27848°N 22.286919°E / 37.27848; 22.286919

This article about a location in ancient Laconia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[Polybius-1] Polybius. The Histories. Vol. 2.54.

[Strabo-2] Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.343. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[3] Pausanias (1918). "35.4". 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.

[4] Pausanias (1918). "27.4". 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.

[5] Plutarch Cleom. 4

[6] Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 38.34.

[Pausanias-7] Pausanias (1918). "21.3". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.

[8] 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.

[9] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]