Melangeia (Ancient Greek: Μελαγγεῖα) was a place in ancient Arcadia, northeast of the town Mantineia, on one of the roads to Argos. From Melangeia, an aqueduct led to Mantineia.
Its location corresponds with that of the modern village Pikernis.
References
- Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Mantineia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. pp. 264–265.
- Pausanias Description of Greece 8.6
- Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
37°38′33″N 22°25′00″E / 37.6426°N 22.4166°E / 37.6426; 22.4166
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