Aphrodisias

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An ancient geographic name for a settlement, attested during the Roman and Late Antique periods.

Name as attested:

Ἀφροδισιάς

Language:
Greek (ancient)

Transliterations:
Aphrodisias

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and feature:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) (confident)
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) (confident)

References:

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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