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Last Week in Pleiades (11-18 September 2023)

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Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new place resources and approved updates to 100 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, and Gabriel McKee.

New Place Resources

  • The probable sanctuary of Apollo Aegileos on the modern Aegean island of Antikythera is attested by the presence of a squared marble platform and various artifacts, including sculptural remains.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors: Brady Kiesling; Tom Elliott
  • The archaic period city walls and gate of Phocaea excavated under the Maltepe tumulus.
    Creators: Noah Kaye
    Contributors:
  • Tumulus located approximately 13km southeast of Parion. The tomb contained two burials dated to 350-300 BCE.
    Creators: Gabriel Mckee
    Contributors:
  • Hasanaliler Church is a 6th-century Byzantine church.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors:
  • The bridge known as the Ponte del Viceré de Ribera crosses the Fosso di Sant'Andrea on the line of the Via Appia. The viceroy of Naples, one Parefàn de Ribera, renovated the bridge in 1568. During the Second World War, the bridge was bombed and was eventually restored in 2005.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors:
  • A cenotaph monument in western Attica praised by Pausanias, the Pythionike monument was located along the Sacred Way linking Athens and Eleusis. Stewart (2012) speculates whether Sulla could have plundered statuary from the monument when he marched on Athens.
    Creators: Jeffrey Becker
    Contributors:

Modified Place Resources