Vessagiriya
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Oct 04, 2025 03:52 PM
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History
Vessagiriya is the site of an ancient Buddhist forest monastery in Sri Lanka. It is considered part of the ruined site of Anuradhapura. The monastery was initially built in the middle of the third century BCE and was expanded in the late fifth century CE. A Roman bronze coin, as well as punch-marked coins and/or ingots, were excavated at Vessagiriya in the first decade of the 20th century.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/224541893
8.32803611346, 80.389960568
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Vessagiriya (AD 400 - AD 499) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Vessagiri (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Vessagiriya located at Anurādhapura (unspecified date range)
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monastery, archaeological site
Pleiades
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Vessagiriya: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/224541893> [accessed: 18 November 2025]
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