See Also: arcadia(medicine)
Arcadia(dictionary)
Arcadia(encyclopedia)
ARCADIA CITY(finance)

Arcadia (sh)




Ancient country, central Peloponnese, Greece.

Mountainous and landlocked, it was not overrun by the Dorians during their occupation of Greece (1100-1000 BC). Its isolation and its pastoral character partly explain why it was represented as a paradise in Greek and Roman bucolic poetry. It was the scene of conflict during the War of Greek Independence (1821-29). The modern Greek department of Arkadhia is nearly coextensive with the ancient country.