Lepreum

Lepreum
Mark Landon (photographed in 1990; digitized in 2021) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lepreum was an ancient Greek city-state in Triphylia, a district of Elis in western Peloponnese [1]. Located 40 stadia (approximately 7.4 km) from the sea at the western end of Mount Minthi, it was built around two citadels [2]. The city rose to prominence in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, becoming the capital of Triphylia [1]. Some scholars identify it with the mythical city of Aepy mentioned in Homer's Iliad [1].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryGreece
Coordinates37.4402° N, 21.7247° E

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