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Caldone (promontory)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Sep 08, 2024 08:40 AM — History

A promontory placed by Pliny on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf, near its northern limits. Its precise location cannot be determined today.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47806597

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
27.0000001, 50.9999999

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- promunturium Caldone (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Caldone (promontory) makes connections with:

Caldone (promontory) connection Persicus Sinus/Erythr(ae)um Mare (unspecified date range)

Caldone (promontory) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, cape, promontory

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.147.3

See Further:

Smith 1854 (Perseus), CHALDONE PROMONTORIUM

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Caldone (promontory): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47806597> [accessed: 03 February 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/47806597 |title=Places: 47806597 (Caldone (promontory)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 3, 2025 1:34 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Caldone (promontory)