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Leucas (island)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: W.M. Murray

Contributors: Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott

Last modified Sep 12, 2024 05:25 PM — History

The ancient Ionian island of Leucas is known today as Lefkada.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530975

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.6987545502, 20.6536522387

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Lefkada (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Levca (Leuca: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Leucas (750 BC - AD 640)
- Leukadia (750 BC - AD 640)
Associated Modern Names:
- Λευκάδα (Lefkada: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Λευκάς (Lefkas: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Leucas (island) makes connections with:

None

Leucas (island) receives connections from:

Leucas located on Leucas (island) (unspecified date range)
Leukata(s) Pr./Leukas Petra connection Leucas (island) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
island

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C4 Leucas Ins.

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Leukas, Leukada

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Suggested citation:
W.M. Murray, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, and Tom Elliott, 'Leucas (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530975> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530975 |title=Places: 530975 (Leucas (island)) |author=Murray, W. |accessdate=November 21, 2024 6:55 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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