Onchestos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Dan Diffendale, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert
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Oct 28, 2025 08:05 PM
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History
Onchestos was located northwest of Thebes and was the site of an ancient cult of Poseidon. Prior to the Macedonian period the Boeotian confederacy met here.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540984
38.373269, 23.150267
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 14015 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Ὀγχηστὸς (Onchestos: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 640)
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- Agora of Onchestos located at Onchestos (unspecified date range)
- Bouleuterion of Onchestos located at Onchestos (unspecified date range)
- Sanctuary of Poseidon (Onchestos) located at Onchestos (30 BC - AD 300)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 E4 Onchestos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kazarma
J. Fossey, J. Morin, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Dan Diffendale, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, and R. Talbert, 'Onchestos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540984> [accessed: 11 December 2025]
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