Mytilene
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell
Contributors:
Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert, Greta Hawes, DARMC
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Jan 27, 2026 03:27 PM
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History
An ancient settlement. The early fortified core of the city was located on an islet off the east coast of Lesbos, now joined to the mainland. That site is dominated by the remains of a Byzantine fortress with Ottoman and Genoese repairs and additions. This original city later expanded onto the main island.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550763
39.110475, 26.547048
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Mytilene located on Lesbos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Commercial Stoa of Mytilene located at Mytilene (unspecified date range)
- Roman Aqueduct at Moria located at Mytilene (unspecified date range)
settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 56 D3 Mytilene
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mytilene, on Lesbos GRE
C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell, Eleftheria Konstantinidou, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert, Greta Hawes, and DARMC, 'Mytilene: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550763> [accessed: 20 April 2026]
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