Aigosthena
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Sean Gillies
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Apr 15, 2024 04:02 PM
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History
Aigosthena was a fortified city of in the Megaris that served as one of Megara's ports. In the Hellenistic period, it became an autonomous city.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570051
38.1474328836, 23.2279608217
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Aigosthena (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Topostext Location: Aigosthena (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Αἰγόσθενα (Aigosthena: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Aigosthena member of Achaean League (Second) (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Aigosthena port of Megara (550 BC - AD 300)
- Aigosthena part of (regional) Megaris (unspecified date range)
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settlement, port, fort, tower (deprecated)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 E1 Aigosthena
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Porto Germano
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, and Sean Gillies, 'Aigosthena: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570051> [accessed: 17 April 2024]
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