Siculum Fretum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott
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A strait separating the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of Calabria in the south of Italy.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462494
38.1167640465, 15.5962387942
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Strait of Messina (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Siculum Fretum (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Sikelikos Porthmos (330 BC - AD 640)
- Strait of Messina (English, modern)
- Stretto di Messina (Stretto di Messina: Italian, modern)
- None
water, open, strait
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 H2 Siculum Fretum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Straits of Messina
R.J.A. Wilson, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Siculum Fretum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462494> [accessed: 10 February 2026]
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