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Scadinavia/Scandza

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: R. Warner, A. Bursche

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Oct 27, 2013 11:41 AM — History

The sixth century AD historian Iordanes described Scadinavia/Scandza, modern Scandinavia, as a "great island" in his description of the origins of the Goths.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/20595

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
62.5, 7.5

Locations:

Barrington Atlas location (AD 300 - AD 640)

Names:

Scadinavia (AD 300 - AD 640)
Scandza (AD 300 - AD 640)

Scadinavia/Scandza makes connections with:

None

Scadinavia/Scandza receives connections from:

None

Place type:
region

References:

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 2 E1 Scadinavia/Scandza

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: NOR/SWE

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Suggested citation:
R. Warner, A. Bursche, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Scadinavia/Scandza: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2013 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/20595> [accessed: 15 December 2019]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/20595 |title=Places: 20595 (Scadinavia/Scandza) |author=Warner, R., A. Bursche |accessdate=December 15, 2019 7:31 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Scadinavia/Scandza