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Phocian Wall

a Pleiades place resource

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Herodotus describes the so-called Phocian Wall at Thermopylae as the most significant element of the built fortifications at the pass.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/529934476

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.7942442, 22.5367647

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Τείχος Φωκέων (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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None

Phocian Wall makes connections with:

Phocian Wall located at Thermopylae (unspecified date range)

Phocian Wall receives connections from:

None

Place type:
wall (defensive)

References:

Evidence:

Hdt. (Godley: Perseus) 7.176

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Phocian Wall: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/529934476> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/529934476 |title=Places: 529934476 (Phocian Wall) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 19, 2024 10:52 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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