Export Updates 2026-02-08:
Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places

112 updated places.

1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads

2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets:

"main" branch:

c22e9b46 - updated json
96706b8e - updated rdf/ttl
f12816fa - updated gis package
1445aa0a - updated data quality
bae02ea0 - updated bibliography
582295f5 - updated indexes
62a3d467 - updated sidebar

3. pleiades-geojson: https://github.com/ryanfb/pleiades-geojson:

0b2f2a99 - updated geojson and names index

4. pleiades_wikidata: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wikidata/:

eab4f906 - updated pleiades wikidata

There was an overnight outage of map functionality on the #PleiadesWebsite due to something going wrong during a mapbox credential update. The missing credential has been replaced and the maps are now functioning again. Apologies for the outage.

New in the #PleiadesGazetteer place/feature type vocabulary: "palaestra"

A palaestra as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: "Ancient Greek or Roman buildings for training in wrestling or other athletic endeavors. Palaestrae were often part of public gymnasia, although some functioned independently. The floorplan of palaestrae was standardized, usually comprising a rectangular court surrounded by colonnades with adjoining rooms devoted to activities such as undressing, bathing, socializing, observation, instruction, and storage."

https://pleiades.stoa.org/vocabularies/place-types/palaestra