sˈaʊθ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɡɪv tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi wʌz lækˈoʊniə, ænd tʊ ɪts wˈɛst mɛsˈiːniə, bˈoʊθ ɹˈuːld baɪ dˈoːɹiənz: ðə ɹˈɪvɚ nˈɛdə, wˌɪtʃ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd mɛsˈiːniə fɹʌm tɹɪfˈɪliə, ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˌʌndɚɹ ᵻliz ɪn ɪts wˈaɪdɪst sˈɛns, wʌzðə bˈaʊndɚɹi ʌvðə dˈoːɹiən stˈeɪts ɔnðə wˈɛstɚn sˈaɪd ʌvðə pənˈɪnsjʊlə.
South of the Argive territory was Laconia, and to its west Messenia, both ruled by Dorians: the river Neda, which separated Messenia from Triphylia, included under Elis in its widest sense, was the boundary of the Dorian states on the western side of the peninsula.