Mago
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: P.O. Spann Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: P.O. Spann Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Sep 23, 2024 12:41 PM
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History
Mago (now Mahón or Maó) on the island of Menorca was established as an ancient commercial center because of its high-quality harborage. Its ancient name is thought to derive from Mago, brother of Hannibal, who occupied the Insula Minor after he fled from Gades in 206 BCE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265960
39.8894325, 4.2647291
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Maó (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Mago located on Minorca (island) (unspecified date range)
- Basílica des Fornàs de Torelló located at Mago (unspecified date range)
- Paleochristian basilica, Illa del Rei located at Mago (unspecified date range)
settlement, settlement-modern
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 inset Mago
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mahón, on Menorca Is.
P.O. Spann, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Mago: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265960> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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