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Penteleium

Penteleium or Penteleion was a fortress in the north of ancient Arcadia near Pheneus, situated upon a mountain of the same name. Its site is unlocated.

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Penteleium or Penteleion (Ancient Greek: Πεντέλειον) was a fortress in the north of ancient Arcadia near Pheneus, situated upon a mountain of the same name.1 Its site is unlocated.2

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  1. Plutarch, Aratus 39.3; Cleomenes 17.3
  2. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

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