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Xirokastrini

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, R. Talbert
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Last modified Oct 31, 2025 10:24 AM — History
A ruined Hellenistic wall-and-tower site (with subsequent additions) on the Xirokastrini hill between modern Kalloni and Parakoila on the island of Lesbos is possibly to be identified with the attested ancient settlement of Issa.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550599

39.207108, 26.131466
    • Less than certain: Issa (750 BC - 30 BC)
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settlement

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 56 C3 Issa?

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Xerokastrine, on Lesbos GRE


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C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell, Jeffrey Becker, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, and R. Talbert, 'Xirokastrini: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550599> [accessed: 11 April 2026] 

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