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'''Arcadia''' was an ancient [[Greek]] region in central Peloponnese enclosed by mountains. The simple life of its rustic inhabitants amidst its pastures and fertile valleys was used by writers such as [[Sir Phillip Syndey]] as the ideal of innocent, virtuous living. | '''Arcadia''' was an ancient [[Greek]] region in central Peloponnese enclosed by mountains. The simple life of its rustic inhabitants amidst its pastures and fertile valleys was used by writers such as [[Sir Phillip Syndey]] as the ideal of innocent, virtuous living. | ||
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Arcadia was an ancient Greek region in central Peloponnese enclosed by mountains. The simple life of its rustic inhabitants amidst its pastures and fertile valleys was used by writers such as Sir Phillip Syndey as the ideal of innocent, virtuous living.
Sources
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989