Parthenope/Neapolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, David Mimno, Ingrid Luo
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Last modified
May 29, 2023 10:23 PM
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History
Founded as Parthenope by Greeks in the eighth century B.C., the site eventually gave rise to Neapolis in the sixth century B.C. and was one of the most prominent cities of Magna Graecia. Modern-day Naples, Italy.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/433014
40.839995, 14.25287
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18734 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Naples (English, modern)
- Napoli (Italian, modern)
- Νεάπολις (Neapolis: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 640)
- Parthenope (Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)
- None
- Aqua Augusta (Naples) flows into Parthenope/Neapolis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Ipogeo dei Cristallini located at Parthenope/Neapolis (unspecified date range)
- Mura Greche located at Parthenope/Neapolis (unspecified date range)
- Roman theater of Neapolis located at Parthenope/Neapolis (unspecified date range)
urban area, settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Parthenope/Neapolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Napoli/Naples
N. Purcell, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, David Mimno, and Ingrid Luo, 'Parthenope/Neapolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/433014> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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