Caput Cilani?

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: T.W. Potter

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott

Last modified May 12, 2025 09:52 AM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:feature=settlement, dare:major=0

Attested in ancient sources, Caput Cilani may be identifiable with a fortified archaeological assemblage (castellum?) at a place known as Gouéa or Kherbet el Djouhala.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/295239

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.1245006755, 2.82342448897

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: BAtlas Point Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 930 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Less than certain: Caput Cilani (30 BC - AD 640)
Associated Modern Names:
- Less than certain: Gouéa (French, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Less than certain: Kherbet el Djouhala (Arabic, AD 1900 - AD 1999)

Caput Cilani? makes connections with:

None

Caput Cilani? receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement (fortified), settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

DARMC 11900

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 30 E4 Caput Cilani?

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Gouéa/Kherbet el Djouhala

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Suggested citation:
T.W. Potter, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Caput Cilani?: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/295239> [accessed: 14 June 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/295239 |title=Places: 295239 (Caput Cilani?) |author=Potter, T. |accessdate=June 14, 2025 7:40 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}