Odessus
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.G. Poulter
Creators: A.G. Poulter
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Enes Yılandiloğlu
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Feb 15, 2026 08:44 AM
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The ancient Black Sea settlement of Odessus is now Varna, Bulgaria.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/216904
43.2061605, 27.9134725
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 24707 (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Odessus connection Unnamed road sequence: Deultum to Argamum (unspecified date range)
- Larisa located near Odessus (30 BC - AD 300)
- Roman Thermae (Varna) located at Odessus (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 22 E5 Odessus
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Varna BUL
A.G. Poulter, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Odessus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/216904> [accessed: 08 June 2026]
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