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Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas , and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan .
Arcadia is a charter city governed by a five-member City Council, with each member serving a four-year term. The Council elects from its membership a Mayor to serve as its presiding officer for a one-year term. [39] Effective with the 2018 elections, Arcadia voters elect a City Council member by geographical district instead of at-large.
In the science fiction show Doctor Who, Arcadia is the second city on The Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey; Arcadia is the name of a prize-winning play by Tom Stoppard (1993). The Greek and Latin name Arcadius (Arkadios) was derived from "Arcadia" (see the Emperor Arcadius, the grammarian Arcadius of Antioch, the patriarch Arkadios II).
Arcadia, a 1982 game for the Vic 20 and ZX Spectrum platforms; Arcadia 2001, a gaming console; Arcadia (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional plane of existence in Dungeons & Dragons; Arcadia (The Longest Journey), a fantasy realm in The Longest Journey; Arcadia Bay, a fictional location in Life Is Strange; Arcadia, a human colony in Halo Wars
There is a long and stubborn tradition in scholarship for believing that Arkadia was a backward region not settled kata poleis, but principally kata komas (towns,villages) with a few larger poleis interspersed.
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Arcadia is a town in and the parish seat of Bienville Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,919 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ] Arcadia has the highest elevation of any incorporated municipality in Louisiana.
Arcadia is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 14,244 at the 2010 census. The population was 14,244 at the 2010 census. The Town of Arcadia is on the south border of the county and is east of Rochester, New York .