Proconnesus (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott
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Feb 25, 2023 04:04 PM
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Marble
An island in the Sea of Marmara known especially for its high quality, fine-grained marble dubbed Proconnesian marble.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/511379
40.616667, 27.616667
- Representative Locations:
- location of Proconnesus Ins. (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Proconnesus (750 BC - AD 640)
- Proconnesus (island) connection Propontis (unspecified date range)
- Proconnesus (settlement) located on Proconnesus (island) (unspecified date range)
- Unnamed quarry (on Proconnesus Ins.) part of (physical/topographic) Proconnesus (island) (unspecified date range)
island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 52 B3 Proconnesus Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Marmara Adası
C. Foss, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, and Tom Elliott, 'Proconnesus (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/511379> [accessed: 24 June 2025]
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