Achaion Limen
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Aug 08, 2024 11:46 AM
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History
An ancient settlement in Aeolis, located between Myrina and Gryneion. According to Strabo, there was an altar of the Twelve Gods there.
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/550399
38.858153, 27.039491
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 11162 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Ἀχαιῶν λιμήν (Achaion Limen: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Achaion Limen part of (regional) Aeolis (unspecified date range)
- Achaion Limen located near Gryneion (30 BC - AD 300)
- Achaion Limen located near Myrina/Sebastopolis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Achaion Limen part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
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settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 56 E4 Achaion Limen
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Haci Ahmet Ağa
C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Achaion Limen: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550399> [accessed: 27 March 2025]
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