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Argolis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert

Last modified Jun 08, 2018 07:57 AM — History

Argolis (also known as 'the Argolid') occupied the eastern part of the Peloponnese; comprising primarily the Argolid peninsula and the coastal region lying to the east of Arcadia, and north of Laconia.

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Base map by Ryan M. Horne for Pleiades and the Ancient World Mapping Center (ancient terrain after the Barrington Atlas). Map interaction design and implementation by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, and Tom Elliott for Pleiades.

Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570104

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.6214518012, 22.9620797704

Locations:

Barrington Atlas location (750 BC - AD 300)

Names:

Argea (750 BC - AD 300)
Argolis (750 BC - AD 300)

Argolis makes connections with:

Argolis connection Argolicus Sinus (unspecified date range)
Argolis connection Peloponnesus/Peloponnesos/Peloponnese (unspecified date range)
Argolis connection Saronicus Sinus (unspecified date range)

Argolis receives connections from:

Troizen connection Argolis (unspecified date range)
Heraion (Argolis) connection Argolis (unspecified date range)
Pontinos (river) part of (regional) Argolis (modern)
Argos connection Argolis (unspecified date range)
Pontinos (mountain) part of (regional) Argolis (modern)
Arachnaion (mountain) connection Argolis (unspecified date range)
Mycenae part of (regional) Argolis (unspecified date range)

Place type:
region

References:

Evidence:

Mela 2.41.3

See Further:

Related:

TM GEO ID 300

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 D2 Argolis

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Argolid

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Suggested citation:
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, and R. Talbert, 'Argolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570104> [accessed: 06 July 2020]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570104 |title=Places: 570104 (Argolis) |author=Reger, G., J. McK. Camp II |accessdate=July 6, 2020 6:49 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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