CLEITOR, or CLITOR  , a town of ancient Greece, in that part of Arcadia which corresponds to the modern eparchy of Kalavryta in the nomos of Ells and Achaea . It stood in a fertile plain to the south of Mt Chelmos, the highest peak of the Aroanian u1. r6Mountains, and not far from a stream of its own name, which joined the Aroanius, or Katzana . In the neighbourhood was a fountain, the waters of which were said to deprive those who drank them of the taste for wine . The town was a place of considerable importance in Arcadia, and its inhabitants were noted for their love of liberty . It extended its territory over several neighbouring towns, and in the Theban war fought against Orchomenus . It joined the other Arcadian cities in the foundation of Megalopolis . As a member of the Achaean league it was besieged by the Aetolians in 22o B.C., and was on several occasions the seat of the federal assemblies . It coined money up to the time of Septimius Severus . The ruins, which bear the common name of Paleopoli, or Old City, are still to be seen about 3 M. from a village that preserves the ancient designation . The greater part of the walls which enclose an area of about a mile and several of the semi-circular towers with which they were strengthened can be clearly made out; and there are also remains of three Doric temples. and a small theatre .