CLEITOR or CLITOR, a town of ancient Greece, stood in a fertile plain of Arcadia to the south of Mt. Chelmos, not far from a stream of its own name. In the neighbourhood was a foun tain, the waters of which were said to deprive those who drank them of the taste for wine. The town was of considerable local importance and its inhabitants combined love of liberty with dominion over neighbours. It fought against Orchomenus in the Theban war and joined the other Arcadian cities in the founda tion of Megalopolis. As a member of the Achaean League it was on several occasions the seat of the federal assemblies, and was besieged by the Aetolians in 220 B.C. It coined money till the time of Septimius Severus. Its ruins at Paleopoli are about 3 m. from a village that preserves the ancient name. The greater part of the walls with several semi-circular towers can be clearly made out; also three Doric temples and a small theatre.