Orchomenus (Arcadia)

Orchomenus

Ὀρχομενός
The theatre of Orchomenus
Shown within Greece
Alternative name	Orchomenos
Location	Orchomenos, Peloponnese, Greece
Region	Arcadia
Coordinates	37°43′29″N 22°18′55″E / 37.72472°N 22.31528°E / 37.72472; 22.31528
Type	Settlement
Site notes
Management	39th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
Public access	Yes
Website	Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Orchomenus or Orchomenos (Greek: Ὀρχομενός) was an ancient city of Arcadia, Greece, called by Thucydides (v. 61) the Arcadian Orchomenus (Ὀρχομενός ὁ Ἀρκαδικός), to distinguish it from the Boeotian town.

Originating as a prehistoric settlement, Orchomenus became one of the powerful cities in West Arcadia along with Tegea and Mantineia. The heyday of the city was between 7th–6th century BC and it became a rich city which minted its own currency.

Its ruins are near the modern village of Orchomenos (before 1963: Καλπάκι, Kalpaki^[1]).