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Walls of Timoleon

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: fortification, extant remains

The Greek fortifications of Gela that are credited to Timoleon of Corinth.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/318445896

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.0711483372, 14.2236336246

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Mura Timoleontee (330 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Walls of Timoleon makes connections with:

Walls of Timoleon part of (physical/topographic) Gela (unspecified date range)

Walls of Timoleon receives connections from:

None

Place type:
wall (of a city), city wall, wall

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Wikidata Walls of Timoleon (Q3867240)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The walls are commonly known as "Mura timoleontee di Caposoprano".

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Walls of Timoleon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/318445896> [accessed: 24 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/318445896 |title=Places: 318445896 (Walls of Timoleon) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 24, 2025 3:30 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Walls of Timoleon