Onchestos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Dan Diffendale, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Mar 24, 2024 04:59 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.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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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)
- None
- 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, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Dan Diffendale, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Onchestos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540984> [accessed: 24 March 2025]
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