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Maratha (Arcadia)

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Maratha (Ancient Greek: Μάραθα) was a village of ancient Arcadia, in the district Cynuria, between Buphagium and Gortys.[1] Its site is unlocated,[2] although the modern village of Vlachorraptis has been suggested.[3]

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  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "28.1". 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Δήμος Γόρτυνος: Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα (in Greek). Municipality of Gortyna. 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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