Zela
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Diane Braund
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Last modified
Jun 10, 2024 02:57 PM
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History
Zela (modern Zile, Turkey) was an important ancient city of north-central Asia Minor; Strabo claimed Semiramis had founded the site. Iulius Caesar prevailed in the Battle of Zela against Pharnaces II of The Kingdom of Pontus, coining the phrase "veni, vidi, vici".
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857382
40.3038830899, 35.8901884263
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- OSM location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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settlement, archaeological site
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 87 A4 Zela
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Zile
T. Sinclair, David Braund, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Diane Braund, 'Zela: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857382> [accessed: 26 March 2025]
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