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Electran Gate (Thebes)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified May 07, 2026 12:41 PM — History

The remains of two towers that were part of a Classical gate of the city of Thebes, which was named in ancient sources.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/492759698

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.3175, 23.3201

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- ToposText Location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Ἠλέκτραι πύλαι (Electrai Pylai: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)

Electran Gate (Thebes) makes connections with:

Electran Gate (Thebes) part of (physical/topographic) Thebai/Thebae (30 BC - AD 300)

Electran Gate (Thebes) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
gate (of a city), city gate

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, and Tom Elliott, 'Electran Gate (Thebes): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/492759698> [accessed: 13 June 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/492759698 |title=Places: 492759698 (Electran Gate (Thebes)) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=June 13, 2026 5:30 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Electran Gate (Thebes)