Mantinea

[man-tuh-nee-uh]

noun

an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for mantinea

Historical Examples of mantinea

The Arcadians with this information before them kept quiet inside Mantinea.
Hellenica
Xenophon
Epaminondas, the great Theban general who fell at Mantinea, 362 b.c.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura
Lucius Apuleius
Having done that, he next invested Mantinea and began to besiege it.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)
Polybius
The capture of Mantinea was immediately after a defeat by Cleomenes.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)
Polybius
The Spartans and allies defeated at Mantinea by Epaminondas; he is slain.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for mantinea

Mantinea

Mantineia

noun

(in ancient Greece) a city in E Arcadia; site of several battles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012