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Schoenus (Arcadia)

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Schoenus or Schoinous (Ancient Greek: Σχοινοῦς) was a town in the centre of ancient Arcadia near Methydrium.[when?] It was said to have derived its name from the Boeotian Shoenus.[1][2]

Its site is unlocated.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pausanias (1918). "35.10". 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. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ^ 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.

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