Kastro ano Diakopto
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Mar 27, 2024 02:04 PM
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History
Abundant spolia, artifacts, and building foundations provide evidence for an ancient settlement in the area of modern Kastro ano Diakopto and the church of Ag. Athanasios on the hill above it to the west. It is probably to be identified with ancient Boura, an attested settlement of Achaia.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570166
38.142737, 22.20542165
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Geonames Location of Modern Kastro Ano Diakopto (modern) accuracy: +/- 30 meters.
- OSM Location: Άγιος Αθανάσιος (AD 1900 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Less than certain: Βοῦρα (Boura: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 300)
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church, settlement, settlement-modern
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 C1 Boura
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kastro?, near Diakofto
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Kastro ano Diakopto: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570166> [accessed: 24 April 2024]
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