Phylace or Phylake (Ancient Greek: Φυλακή, Phylakē) was a town of ancient Arcadia, upon the frontiers of Tegea and Laconia, where the Alpheius rises.
Its site is located west of the modern Vourvoura.
References
- Pausanias (1918). "54.1". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Phylace". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
37°20′13″N 22°29′24″E / 37.337°N 22.49°E / 37.337; 22.49
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