Astakos (Acarnania)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.M. Murray
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors:
DARMC, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Jun 28, 2024 06:00 AM
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History
An ancient city of Acarnania, established in the 5th century BCE, the site of Astakos lies approximately 2 kilometers north of the modern town that now bears its name. Ancient Astakos was succeeded in Byzantine times by a settlement named Dragamestos.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530815
38.554367, 21.091351
- Representative Locations:
- Vici.org location (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Astakos (550 BC - AD 300)
- Astakos (Acarnania) member of Acarnanian League (330 BC - 30 BC)
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settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 D4 Astakos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Astakos
W.M. Murray, DARMC, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Astakos (Acarnania): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530815> [accessed: 29 April 2025]
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