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Mago

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: P.O. Spann
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
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Last modified Sep 23, 2024 12:41 PM 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.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265960

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    • Mago (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
    • Mahón (Mahon: English, modern)
    • Maó (Mao: Catalan, modern)

settlement, settlement-modern

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 inset Mago

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mahón, on Menorca Is.


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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: 03 October 2024]

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