Caepionis Monu.
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 20, 2025 07:11 AM
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History
Caepionis Monumentum (Tower of Caepio) was a tower-cum-lighthouse built by the Roman proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio in 140 BC. The aim was to make the Salmedina reef at the mouth of the river Baitis (Guadalquivir) navigable. The modern toponym is Chipiona.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256038
36.7378883315, -6.44208220636
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Faro de Chipiona (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- monumentum Caepionis (Caepionis Monu.: Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Καιπίωνος πύργος (Kaipíonos pyrgos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Scipionis Monu. (AD 300 - AD 640)
- None
- Phosphoros/Lux Dubia (sanctuary) located near Caepionis Monu. (30 BC - AD 300)
lighthouse, monument
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 26 D5 Caepionis Monu.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Piedra Salmedina? near Chipiona
Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Caepionis Monu.: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256038> [accessed: 21 January 2025]
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