Oretum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: P.O. Spann
Creators: P.O. Spann
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
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Mar 13, 2026 05:18 PM
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History
Oretum was a tributary city of the Oretani that was a part of the conventus of Carthago Nova, according to Pliny the Elder.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265990
38.7606439, -3.7256823
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Zuqueca, Granátula de Calatrava (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Horetum (330 BC - AD 640)
- Nuestra Señora de Zúqueca (Spanish, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Oretum (330 BC - AD 640)
- Oria (330 BC - AD 640)
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- Ὠρητανοί (Oretanoi: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Oretum connection Oretana Iuga (unspecified date range)
- Oretum connection Oretania/Oretani (unspecified date range)
- Necropolis of Oretum located at Oretum (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 B3 Oretum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Nuestra Señora de Zúqueca, 2 miles SE Granátula
P.O. Spann, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Oretum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265990> [accessed: 11 October 2026]
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