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Ashqelon/Ascalon

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: B. Isaac
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Jamie Novotny, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, W. Röllig, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, Rune Rattenborg, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Sarah Bond, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified Feb 06, 2024 01:51 PM History
Ashqelon/Ascalon was an ancient city in coastal Palestine, located midway between Azotus and Gaza. It became independent in 104 B.C. and remained the only free city in Palestine. Strabo refers to it, while Pliny calls it a free city (oppidum libera).

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687839

31.6647972122, 34.5505214667

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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 70 F2 Ashqelon/Ascalon

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ashkelon


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B. Isaac, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Jamie Novotny, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, W. Röllig, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, Rune Rattenborg, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Sarah Bond, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Ashqelon/Ascalon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687839> [accessed: 29 March 2024]

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