Thermopylae
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Constantina Corazon Argyrakou
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Dec 19, 2023 03:06 PM
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History
Thermopylae is the name of a narrow pass leading from Thessaly into Locris. It was the site of a pivotal battle during the Graeco-Persian wars in 480 BC.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541140
38.796, 22.543644
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 8365 (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
- DARE Location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopilai: Modern Greek)
- Thermopylae (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopýlai: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Thermopylae connection Maliacus Sinus (unspecified date range)
- Phocian Wall located at Thermopylae (unspecified date range)
fort, tower (deprecated), pass, "gates" (landform)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 D3 Thermopylae
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: pass and fort
J. Fossey, J. Morin, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, R. Talbert, and Constantina Corazon Argyrakou, 'Thermopylae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541140> [accessed: 20 November 2024]
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