Taphos (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.M. Murray
Creators: W.M. Murray
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Aug 22, 2024 07:00 PM
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History
This ancient Ionian island has been identified with modern Meganisi.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531114
38.6440248255, 20.7777359232
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Meganisi (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Taphos (island) part of (physical/topographic) Taphiae? (islands) (unspecified date range)
- Ormos Vathy 2 located on Taphos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Spelaion part of (physical/topographic) Taphos (island) (unspecified date range)
island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 54 C4 Taphos Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Meganisi
W.M. Murray, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, and Tom Elliott, 'Taphos (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/531114> [accessed: 25 April 2025]
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