Abaesamis

a Pleiades place resource

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Pliny the Elder mentions a settlement called Abaesamis located in Arabia Petraea.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/543769246

Locations:

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Names:

Geographic Names:
- Abaesamis (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Abaesamis makes connections with:

None

Abaesamis receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.145.3

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Abaesamis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/543769246> [accessed: 15 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/543769246 |title=Places: 543769246 (Abaesamis) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 15, 2026 6:33 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}