Philosophiana
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert, Valeria Vitale, Johan Åhlfeldt
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Last modified
Jun 07, 2018 04:35 PM
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History
An ancient settlement not far from Piazza Armerina, in the municipality of Mazzarino. Archaeological finds suggest it was inhabited from the early Roman Imperial period to the third century A.D., when it was abandoned. The site was then re-occupied during the Middle Ages.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462423
37.3190798213, 14.2954461465
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Sophiana (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARMC location 18751 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
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- Philosophiana (330 BC - AD 300)
- Sofiana (Italian, modern)
- Philosophiana connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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basilica, settlement, bath, spa
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 E4 Philosophiana
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Sofiana, near Mazzarino
R.J.A. Wilson, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert, Valeria Vitale, and Johan Åhlfeldt, 'Philosophiana: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462423> [accessed: 25 April 2024]
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