History

Homeland of Pelasgon, Arkadia, is occupied since the Geometric era. According to Herodotus and other writers Arcadians and Kynourians were natives. Around 1100 BC in the area came Dorians after hard battles with Pelasgous. It is worth mentioning that democracy flourished in the region earlier than Athens. The ancient arcadian cities of antiquity founded a lot of colonies and had frictions with the neighbour Sparta.

The decline began with the Roman conquest and continued until it was completely depopulated from the raids of Alarichos and the Slavs. In the 12th century Arkadia was conquered by the Franks and in 1458 by the Turks. During the period of the Ottoman domination Tripoli was an important military and administrative centre and played important role in the Greek Revolution of 1821.