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Rakatai

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: L.F. Pitts, A. Bursche

Contributors: R. Madyda‑Legutko, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, E. Krekovič, Jeffrey Becker, P. Kaczanowski, Tom Elliott

Last modified Jun 22, 2020 11:41 AM — History

An ancient people, described by Ptolemy as inhabiting an area along the Danube that scholars interpret as being in the vicinity of Vienna.

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Base map by Ryan M. Horne for Pleiades and the Ancient World Mapping Center (ancient terrain after the Barrington Atlas). Map interaction design and implementation by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, and Tom Elliott for Pleiades.

Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/128503

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
48.5, 16.5

Locations:

Barrington Atlas location (30 BC - AD 300)

Names:

Ῥακάται (Rakatai: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Rakatai makes connections with:

None

Rakatai receives connections from:

None

Place type:
people, tribe

References:

Evidence:

Ptol. (Nobbe: Hathi) 2.11.26

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 13 B4 Rakatai

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: AUS

Alternate representations:
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Suggested citation:
L.F. Pitts, A. Bursche, R. Madyda‑Legutko, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, E. Krekovič, Jeffrey Becker, P. Kaczanowski, and Tom Elliott, 'Rakatai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/128503> [accessed: 14 August 2020]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/128503 |title=Places: 128503 (Rakatai) |author=Pitts, L., A. Bursche |accessdate=August 14, 2020 1:33 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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