Akriai
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Apr 15, 2024 07:50 PM
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History
Akriai or Acriae was a settlement of ancient Laconia, located to the south of the modern Greek village of Kokkinia (municipality of Evrotas). According to Strabo, the Eurotas river flows into the sea between Akriai and Gythium.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570058
36.791643, 22.787006
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of visible excavation (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 D4 Akriai
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kokkinia
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Akriai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570058> [accessed: 14 June 2025]
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