kɑːɹpˈiə ɔːɹ kɑːɹpˈiə ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ iːnˈiəniənz, mæɡnˈiːʒənz, ænd mˌæsɪdˈoʊniənz wʌzɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv mˈɪmɪk mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dˈæns, pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ tˈuː pˈɜːsənz; ðə wˈʌn ˈæktɪŋ æz ɐ lˈeɪbɚɹɚ, ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ æz ɐ ɹˈɑːbɚ.
Carpaea or Karpaea () among the Aenianians, Magnesians, and Macedonians was a kind of mimic military dance, performed by two persons; the one acting as a laborer, the other as a robber.