Akontion (Boeotian mountain)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Tom Elliott
Creators: Tom Elliott
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Oct 28, 2025 05:32 PM
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History
The narrow mountain ridge in Boiotia that, at its eastern tip, supports the acropolis of Orchomenos. Today, the ridge is mostly encapsulated by a modern wildlife refuge.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/524604228
38.5066031223, 22.9174010915
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern Orhomenos wildlife refuge (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ακόντιο όρος (Akontio oros: Modern Greek, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Ἀκόντιον ὄρος (Akontion oros: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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mountain
Pleiades
Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Akontion (Boeotian mountain): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/524604228> [accessed: 18 November 2025]
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