Proserpina
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Jean Luc PIROUX, Gethin Rees, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker, R. Warner, R. Talbert, jfu
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Last modified
Aug 09, 2024 03:01 PM
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History
A Roman-era reservoir and dam northwest of modern Mérida in Spain, which was tapped to supply Emerita Augusta (modern Mérida) via aqueduct.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256389
38.9709850261, -6.36360933079
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of reservoir (modern extent) (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location: Long axis of the dam at Proserpina (30 BC - Present) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
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- Proserpina (30 BC - AD 300)
- Proserpina connection Unnamed aqueduct supplying Augusta Emerita (unspecified date range)
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dam, dike, levee, reservoir, hafir
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 26 D2 Proserpina
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: reservoir at Pantano de Carija, 3 miles NW Mérida
Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp, Sean Gillies, Jean Luc PIROUX, Gethin Rees, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker, R. Warner, R. Talbert, and jfu, 'Proserpina: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256389> [accessed: 14 October 2024]
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