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Eryx

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: R.J.A. Wilson

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, K. Bender, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert

Last modified Feb 05, 2024 10:00 PM — History

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

An ancient, indigenous settlement of western Sicily, likely inhabited by the Elymians.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462201

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.036517, 12.583607

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18421 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Erice (Italian, modern)
- Erucus (Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Erycus (Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Eryx (Latin, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Ἔρυξ (Eryx: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Monte San Giuliano (Italian, modern)

Eryx makes connections with:

Eryx connection Elymi (unspecified date range)
Eryx connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)

Eryx receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

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Evidence:

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 B2 Eryx

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Erice

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Suggested citation:
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, K. Bender, Jonathan Prag, and R. Talbert, 'Eryx: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462201> [accessed: 23 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462201 |title=Places: 462201 (Eryx) |author=Wilson, R. |accessdate=April 23, 2024 1:28 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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