Ancient Places in Pleiades

An ancient place is comprised 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. Or go directly to the advanced search form
2. Map: use our dynamic map (or link through it to Google Earth)
3. 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 search engines, the entire (warning: huge) listing is here.