Paianion
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.M. Murray
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Feb 25, 2024 04:18 PM
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History
An ancient settlement mentioned only by Polybius who reports its destruction and despoiling by Philip of Macedon. Its acropolis is generally agreed to be identifiable with the fortified "Palaiokastro" that lies north of the modern Greek village of Mastron, just to the west of the church of Ag. Georgios. Other architectural finds were reported in the 20th century between the fortified site and the river Achelous to the west.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531028
38.442466, 21.273724
- Representative Locations:
- Approximate Imagery Location: centerpoint of acropolis site (330 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- Paianion connection Aetolia (unspecified date range)
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settlement, acropolis
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 D5 Paianion
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mastron
W.M. Murray, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Paianion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531028> [accessed: 23 April 2024]
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