Messon
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, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Mar 06, 2021 10:38 AM
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History
An extensive ancient sanctuary complex on the island of Lesbos, thought to have been dedicated to Zeus, Hera and Dionysos and dating back to at least the 7th century BCE. A Christian basilica was built on the site in the late fourth century CE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550734
39.1964302468, 26.305430385
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Temple of Messa (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Messon (750 BC - AD 640)
- Messon part of (physical/topographic) Lesbos (island) (unspecified date range)
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church, sanctuary (religious center), temple
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 56 C3 Messon
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Messa, on Lesbos GRE
C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Messon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550734> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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