Gela
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Jonathan Prag, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Jul 11, 2024 03:04 PM
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History
A Greek colony of Sicily founded by Rhodians and Cretans ca. 688 B.C. The oikists were the Rhodian Antiphemos and the Cretan Entimos.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462214
37.0630925, 14.2584705
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 19707 (750 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Gela connection Gela(s) (river) (unspecified date range)
- Less than certain: Gela founded by Lindos (unspecified date range)
- Gela connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
- Bitalemi located near Gela (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Camarina founded by Gela (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Walls of Timoleon part of (physical/topographic) Gela (unspecified date range)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 E4 Gela
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Gela
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Valeria Vitale, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Jonathan Prag, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert, and Greta Hawes, 'Gela: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462214> [accessed: 29 March 2025]
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