Xiphonias Akroterion
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 13, 2026 11:37 AM
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History
A promontory of the north shore of the ancient Megari Sinus, the Xiphonias Akroterion corresponds to the modern Isole delle Palme and the land immediately north of it, occupied by the modern city center of Augusta (Sicily).
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462536
37.2262814216, 15.2214734074
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of the modern Isola delle Palme (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Xiphonias Akroterion (330 BC - AD 300)
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- Porto Megarese (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Xiphonias Akroterion connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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cape, promontory, promuntory, island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 G4 Xiphonias Akroterion
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Porto Megarese
R.J.A. Wilson, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Xiphonias Akroterion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462536> [accessed: 16 June 2026]
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