Syrtis Maior
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Creators: D.J. Mattingly
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott
Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Aug 22, 2025 08:32 PM
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The Gulf of Sidra.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344491
31.4748084724, 17.8274745911
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: Gulf of Sidra (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- μεγάλη Σύρτις (megale Syrtis: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
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- Gulf of Sidra (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- خليج سرت (Khalīj Sirt: Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
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- Syrtis Maior (Latin, unspecified date range)
- None
- Chouzis/Chouchis located near Syrtis Maior (30 BC - AD 300)
water, open
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 35 H2 Syrtis Maior
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Greater Syrtis
D.J. Mattingly, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Syrtis Maior: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344491> [accessed: 08 February 2026]
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