Sellasia ( Greek : Σελλασία , before 1929: Βρουλιά - Vroulia ) is a village in Laconia , Greece . It was the seat of the former municipality Oinountas . Since 2011, it is part of the municipality of Sparta . Sellasia is situated on the edge of the Eurotas valley, 10 km north of Sparta. The Greek National Road 39 (Sparta - Tripoli ) passes east of the village. Sellasia is known for the cultivation of olives.
7-634: Sellasia was named after the ancient town Sellasia , which controlled the entrance to Sparta from the north. It was the site of the 222 BC Battle of Sellasia between the Spartans under Cleomenes III and the Macedonian / Achaean coalition under Antigonus III Doson . Afterwards, Sellasia was destroyed and the population was sold as slaves. Sellasia is the birthplace of Pavlos and Thanasis Giannakopoulos , owners of pharmaceutical company Vianex and former owners of Panathinaikos A.O. sports club. It
14-457: Is the ancestral place of origin for both the families of tennis player Pete Sampras and professional wrestler Elias Markopoulos . This Peloponnese location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sellasia (Laconia) Sellasia ( Ancient Greek : Σελλασία ), or Selasia (Σελασία), was a town of ancient Laconia , situated in the valley of the Oenus , on
21-459: The city was separated by a wall from the southern half, which was on lower ground. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William , ed. (1854–1857). "Sellasia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray. 37°09′59″N 22°24′59″E / 37.166485°N 22.416414°E / 37.166485; 22.416414 This article about
28-473: The road leading from Tegea and Argos , and one of the bulwarks of Sparta against an invading army. Its distance from Sparta is nowhere mentioned among the ancient writers; but from the description which Polybius gives of the celebrated battle fought in its neighbourhood (the Battle of Sellasia ) between Antigonus III Doson and Cleomenes III in 222 BCE, it is probable that the plain now called Krevatá
35-401: Was in ruins in the time of Pausanias (2nd century). The ruins of Sellasia lie 1.5 miles (2.5 km) beyond Palaiogoulas upon the summit of a mountain. The city was about 1 1/2 miles (2.5 km) in circumference, as appears from the foundation of the walls. The latter were from 10 to 11 feet (3.0 to 3.4 m) thick, and consist of irregular but very small stones. The northern and smaller half of
42-608: Was plundered and burnt; and because the inhabitants at that time, together with several others of the Perioeci , went over to the enemy, the town was again taken and destroyed four years later by the Lacedaemonians themselves, assisted by some auxiliaries sent by the younger Dionysius. It suffered the same fate a third time after the defeat of Cleomenes III in the Battle of Sellasia. It appears to have been never rebuilt, and
49-559: Was the site of the battle. We learn from Polybius that this battle took place in a narrow opening of the vale of the Oenus, between two hills named Evas and Olympus, and that the river Gorgylus flowed across the plain into the Evenus . From its position Sellasia was always exposed to the attacks of an invading army. On the first invasion of Laconia by the Thebans in 369 BCE, Sellasia
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