Ampelome

a Pleiades place resource

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A settlement in Arabia mentioned only by Pliny the Elder, who describes it as an "oppidum" and says it was founded by Miletos.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/508475444

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- oppidum Ampelome (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Ampelome makes connections with:

None

Ampelome receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement (fortified), unlocated

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.159.1

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Ampelome: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/508475444> [accessed: 22 July 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/508475444 |title=Places: 508475444 (Ampelome) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 22, 2026 1:18 am |publisher=Pleiades}}