Bathos (Arcadia)
ancient town of Arcadia
Bathos (Ancient Greek: Βάθος) was a town of ancient Arcadia in the district Parrhasia, between Trapezus and Basilis. Near to a neighbouring fountain called Olympias, fire was seen to issue from the ground.
Its site is located between the modern Mavria and Kyparissia.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bathos". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as ancient town of Arcadia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60791682. Authority coordinates are 37.451, 22.060. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1854 and 1857.
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