Oropos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.S. Traill
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors:
Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Oct 16, 2024 08:24 PM
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History
Oropos was an ancient settlement and port located on the border between Boeotia and Attica; the bulk of its Hellenistic - Roman remains are thought to underlie the modern village of Skala Oropou. Oropos was source of ongoing disputes in antiquity. Colonists from Eretria founded Oropos.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/580044
38.3199812333, 23.7902040333
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: Skala Oropou (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 43 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 21310 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Ὠρωπὸς (Oropos: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 640)
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- Σκάλα Ωρωπού (Skala Oropou: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- None
- Amphiareion located in Oropos (750 BC - AD 300)
settlement, port, settlement-modern
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- AIO Findspot: Oropos
- BAtlas 59 C1 Oropos
- Coulton 1968
- Fossey 1988 30-33
- Hansen 2004 no. 214
- KvA IX, 23
- Mazarakis Ainian 2007
- Mazarakis Ainian 2015
- New Pauly Oropus (H. Lohmann)
- PECS (Perseus) OROPOS (Skala Oropou) Greece
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) OROPUS
- ToposText Oropos (Attica)
- Wikipedia (English) Oropos
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 C1 Oropos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Skala Oropou
J.S. Traill, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Oropos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/580044> [accessed: 04 April 2025]
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