Ad Octavum

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: S.L. Dyson

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Jul 16, 2025 01:54 PM — History

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 48 A2 Ad Octavum

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/471879

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.762541, 8.4993256

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of San Giovanni (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ad Octavum (30 BC - AD 640)
Associated Modern Names:
- San Giovanni (Italian, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Ad Octavum makes connections with:

Ad Octavum connection Sardinia (island) (unspecified date range)

Ad Octavum receives connections from:

Roman aqueduct located at Ad Octavum (unspecified date range)

Place type:
station (road or coastal), settlement-modern

References:

See Further:

Related:

Wikidata San Giovanni (Q3947231)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 48 A2 Ad Octavum

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: S. Giovanni

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Suggested citation:
S.L. Dyson, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Ad Octavum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/471879> [accessed: 18 January 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/471879 |title=Places: 471879 (Ad Octavum) |author=Dyson, S. |accessdate=January 18, 2026 6:00 am |publisher=Pleiades}}