Mantineia

Mantineia (also Mantinea /ˌmæntəˈniːə/; Greek:Μαντίνεια; also Koine Greek Ἀντιγόνεια Antigoneia) was a city in ancient Greece that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history.

In modern times it is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was the village of Nestani (pop. 778 in 2001). It is located in the northeastern part of Arcadia. The municipal unit has a land area of 205.393 km² and a population of 3,510 inhabitants. Its largest other towns are Artemísio (pop. 654), Loukás (653), and Kapsas (505).