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ΒΕΛΕΜΙΝΑ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΦΑΛΑΙΣΙΑ
Belmina, Belbina: Eth. Belbinetes (Steph. B.). A town in the NW. frontier
of Laconia, the territory of which was called Belminatis. (Belminatis, Polyb.
ii. 54; Strab. viii. p. 343.) 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. (Paus. viii. 35. § 4.) After the battle
of Leuctra Belbina was restored to Arcadia; 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. (Paus. viii. 27. § 4; Plut. Cleom. 4; Polyb. ii. 54.) 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 B.C. 188, the Belminatis was once more annexed to the territory
of Megalopolis. (Liv. xxxviii. 34.) The Belminatis is a mountainous district,
in which the Eurotas takes its rise from many springs. (Strab. l. c.; Paus. iii.
21. § 3.) The mountains of Belemina, now called Tzimbaru, rise to the height of
4108 feet. Belemina is said by Pausanias to have been 100 stadia from Pellana,
and is plated by Leake on the summit of Mount Khelmos, upon which there are Hellenic
remains.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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