Pleiades Updates for 31 March 2022
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Two recently created and 6 updated place resources have been added to CSV and JSON downloads this morning and will be reflected in the next weekly RDF export (on Sunday).
New/updated place resources:
- Al-Khawd
Find-spot of a hoard of metal objects dated to the early Iron Age, located on the campus of Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
Place resource created by Gabriel McKee (Pleiades) with additional contributions by Tom Elliott.
Last modified Mar 24, 2022 08:12 AM - Dioscurias/Sebastopolis
A Greek city established by Miletos ca. 540 B.C. on the site of an earlier second millennium B.C. settlement.
Place resource created by T. Sinclair and David Braund (BAtlas 87 G2 Dioscurias/Sebastopolis) with additional contributions by DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund and Tom Elliott.
Last modified Mar 30, 2022 01:29 PM - Kimmerikon
Kimmerikon was an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea located on the Kerch peninsula. The city was founded by Milesian colonists in the fifth century BC.
Place resource created by David Braund (BAtlas 87 K2 Kimmerikon) with additional contributions by DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund and Tom Elliott.
Last modified Mar 30, 2022 01:36 PM - Kolymbarion Akron
A promontory on the northeast coast of Sardinia, listed by Ptolemy. Its modern name is Capo Figari.
Place resource created by S.L. Dyson (BAtlas 48 B2 Kolymbarion Akron) with additional contributions by R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott and Jeffrey Becker.
Last modified Mar 31, 2022 09:16 AM - Myrmekion
An ancient Greek colony in Crimea. The site is located in the modern eastern part of Kerch, known as Karantinnaya.
Place resource created by David Braund (BAtlas 87 L2 Myrmekion) with additional contributions by Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel McKee, R. Talbert and Diane Braund.
Last modified Mar 30, 2022 09:29 AM - Pantikapaion/Bosp(h)orus
The main city and port of the Kimmerian Bosporus, founded by Miletus in the late seventh or early sixth centuries B.C. Modern Kerch.
Place resource created by David Braund (BAtlas 87 K2 Pantikapaion/Bosp(h)orus) with additional contributions by Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel McKee, R. Talbert and Diane Braund.
Last modified Mar 30, 2022 09:25 AM - Ponte di Pratolungo
Remains of a Roman Republican bridge crossing the Fosso di Pratolungo along the line of the via Tiburtina.
Place resource created by Jeffrey Becker (Pleiades) with additional contributions by Tom Elliott.
Last modified Mar 23, 2022 10:36 AM - Tyritake
A coastal settlement founded by Greeks, Tyritake is located about 11 km south of Kerch. The city's foundation dates to the middle of the sixth century BCE, although a Late Bronze Age settlement may have preceded the Greek colonial foundation. The city became a part of the Bosporan state and flourished until the late fourth century CE. It is noted for its circuit of fortification walls.
Place resource created by David Braund (BAtlas 87 K2 Tyritake) with additional contributions by Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert and Diane Braund.
Last modified Mar 31, 2022 06:21 AM