Minervae (promontory)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Oct 02, 2024 09:41 AM
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History
The Minervae promunturium is identified by modern scholars with the Punta Campanella, which lies at the western extremity of the Sorrentine Peninsula.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432938
40.5690447, 14.3246265
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Punta Campanella (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Athenaion Akron (unspecified date range)
- Minervae promunturium (Minervae promunturium: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Σειρηνουσσῶν ἀκρωτήριον (Seirenousson Akroterion: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Punta Campanella (Italian, modern)
- None
- Minerva temple at Punta della Campanella located at Minervae (promontory) (unspecified date range)
cape, promontory
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Minervae Pr.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Punta della Campanella
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Minervae (promontory): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432938> [accessed: 22 April 2025]
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