An ancient place consists of associations between ancient names and ancient locations.

There are, at present, three ways to access records for the various places documented in the Pleiades dataset:

1. Search: type an ancient or modern name into the search box located in the upper right-hand corner of most pages in the site. We also have an advanced search form.
2. Browse thematically, via the categories listed below.
   • Time periods
     • Archaic (Pre-550 BC)
     • Classical (550-330 BC)
     • Hellenistic / Middle-to-Late Republican at Rome (330-30 BC)
     • Roman (30 BC - AD 300)
     • Late Antique (AD 300-640)
   • Place types (note all types other than "settlement" are extra-urban)
     • Bridge
     • Church or monastery (extra-urban)
     • False place
     • Fort or tower (extra-urban)
     • Mountain pass, "gates"
     • Route or coastal station
     • Settlement
     • Spring
     • Temple, sanctuary, shrine, monument or tomb (extra-urban)
     • Tumulus
     • Undefined: i.e., a place whose type is not precisely defined, often an unlocated toponym

For the benefit of users, a single KML file (for google earth) containing all places in Pleiades (500+KB) is available for download: places-all.kml.

For the benefit of search engines, the entire (warning: huge) listing is here.

See also: information about precision and accuracy in Pleiades coordinates.