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Grave of Charmylos

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Last modified Aug 23, 2025 10:12 AM — History

The Grave of Charmylos is a third-century BCE vaulted tomb located on Kos. The site is understood as a heroön dedicated to the legendary king Charmylos. The ancient site was dismantled and partially reused in the church of Tímios Stávros.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/490062280

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.8424180706, 27.1620138812

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Grave of Charmylos (330 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Tomb of Charmylos (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Grave of Charmylos makes connections with:

Grave of Charmylos located on Kos/Cos (island) (unspecified date range)

Grave of Charmylos receives connections from:

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Place type:
tomb

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Grave of Charmylos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/490062280> [accessed: 12 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/490062280 |title=Places: 490062280 (Grave of Charmylos) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 12, 2026 6:08 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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