Metropolis? (settlement)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: W.M. Murray

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Apr 26, 2024 10:46 PM — History

The modern village of Palaiomanina in the West Greek regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania may be identifiable with "Metropolis", a settlement known from ancient sources.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531000

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.5533582145, 21.2456978402

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM Location: acropolis/kastro of Palaiomanina (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Less than certain: Metropolis (Ancient Greek, 750 BC - 30 BC)

Metropolis? (settlement) makes connections with:

Metropolis? (settlement) member of Acarnanian League (330 BC - 30 BC)

Metropolis? (settlement) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, archaeological site

References:

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 D4 Metropolis?

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Palaiomanina

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Suggested citation:
W.M. Murray, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Metropolis? (settlement): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531000> [accessed: 19 April 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531000 |title=Places: 531000 (Metropolis? (settlement)) |author=Murray, W. |accessdate=April 19, 2025 7:49 am |publisher=Pleiades}}