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Troas (region)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell

Contributors: R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott

Last modified Mar 05, 2024 11:14 PM — History

Troas (or the Troad) is an historical region that occupies the Biga peninsula in northwestern Asia Minor.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550944

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.8904865421, 26.2976961303

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Troad (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Τρῳάς (Troas: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 300)

Troas (region) makes connections with:

Troas (region) part of (physical/topographic) Asia Minor (unspecified date range)

Troas (region) receives connections from:

*Kokylion? connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Achaiion part of (physical/topographic) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Achilleion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Adrasteia part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Aianteion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Antandros part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Antigoneia/(Col. Augusta) Alexandria Troas connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Argyria? part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Arisbe part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Assos/Apollonia connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Astyra part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Azeia part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Birytis? connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Chrysa part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Dardanos connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Gargara part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Gentinos? part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Gergis part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Hamaxitos part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Ilieon Kome part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Ilium/Troia part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kallikolone M. part of (physical/topographic) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kebren part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kilikes part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kleandria part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kolonai connection Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Uncertain: Krasos part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kremaste part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Kumtepe (Troad) part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Lamponia part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Larisa/Ptolemais? part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Lyrnessos part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Marpessos part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Metropolis (near Priapus) part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Neandria part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Ophryneion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Perkote part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Pityoussa/Lampsacus part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Pteleos L. part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Rhoiteion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Scamander (river) part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Sigeion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Skepsis part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Smintheion part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Thymbra part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)
Traron part of (regional) Troas (region) (330 BC - 30 BC)
Uvecik Tepe part of (regional) Troas (region) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
region

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Evidence:

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 56 C2 Troas

Details:

None

Alternate representations:
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Suggested citation:
C. Foss, G. Reger, S. Mitchell, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Troas (region): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550944> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550944 |title=Places: 550944 (Troas (region)) |author=Foss, C., G. Reger, S. Mitchell |accessdate=November 21, 2024 3:50 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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