Plestinus L.
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.V. Harris Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: W.V. Harris Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 06, 2025 10:06 PM
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History
In antiquity, the lacus Plestinus was located in Umbria and was the site of a military engagement during the Second Punic War.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413265
43.023574888, 12.8758640049
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Palude di Colfiorito (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Πλειστίνη λίμνη (Pleistínē límnē: Ancient Greek, AD 1 - AD 199)
- Plestinus L. (unspecified date range)
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marsh, wetland, lake
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 D2 Plestinus L.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Padule di Colfiorito
W.V. Harris, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Plestinus L.: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413265> [accessed: 11 March 2025]
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