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Azoria

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by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 09, 2013 01:23 PM

An archaeological site (ancient name unknown) overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete, not far from the modern town of Kavousi.

Locations

Azoria acropolis (Point; 750 BC - 30 BC)

Names

Μουρί τ' Αζωργιά (Greek (modern); AD 1700 - Present): Early twentieth-century local toponym reported for the hill on which sites an ancient site (now referred to as "Azoria") in Eastern Crete.
Azoria (English; AD 1700 - Present): Modern English form of name commonly applied to an ancient site on the Azorias hill in eastern Crete.
Αζοριάς (Greek (modern); AD 1700 - Present): Modern local toponym for the hill where the ancient site referred to by modern scholars as "Azoria" is located.

Place type:
settlement

Makes a connection with:

Creta Ins.

Has a connection with:

References:

See Also: Wikipedia, Azoria
See Further: Haggis, D.C., M.S. Mook, C.M. Scarry, L.M. Snyder, and W.C. West. 2004. “Excavations at Azoria, 2002,” Hesperia 73, 339-400
See Further: The University of North Carolina / Iowa State University Excavations at Azoria in Eastern Crete
See Further: Azoria Project Archive (Carolina Digital Repository)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Canonical URI for this page:
http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/180252821

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Suggested citation:
Becker, J., S. Gillies, T. Elliott. "Places: 180252821 (Azoria)". Pleiades. <http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/180252821> [Accessed: May 23, 2013 12:05 pm]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

{{cite web |url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/180252821 |title=Places: 180252821 (Azoria) |author=Becker, J., S. Gillies, T. Elliott |accessdate=May 23, 2013 12:05 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Edited by Jeffrey Becker on Feb 09, 2013 12:23 PM

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Edited by Jeffrey Becker on Dec 29, 2012 03:25 PM

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Edited by Sean Gillies on Oct 20, 2012 06:13 PM

Location updates and tags from Johan Ahlfeldt's (jahlfeldt) Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire in October 2012

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