Styra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, R. Talbert
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Apr 22, 2024 05:19 PM
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History
Styra was an ancient port city located in the southwestern part of Euboea that possessed also an inland acropolis (on the modern peak of Hagios Nikolaos), extensive quarries, and a series of large stone structures known today as drakospita (dragon's houses).
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541117
38.1458429, 24.2617647
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Akropolis of Styra - Kastro Armeno (750 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Στύρα (Styra: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - 30 BC)
- Styra located on Euboea (island) (unspecified date range)
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settlement, port
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 G4 Styra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: settlement and quarries, Nea Styra
J. Fossey, J. Morin, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, G. Reger, and R. Talbert, 'Styra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/541117> [accessed: 13 May 2024]
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