Diolkos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Mar 18, 2025 05:20 PM
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History
The Diolkos was a paved tract near ancient Corinth that allowed boats to portage the Isthmus of Corinth. It was in use from ca. 600 B.C. until ca. A.D. 50.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570198
37.949986, 22.961281
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Diolkos (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 2000 meters.
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- Diolkos (750 BC - AD 300)
- Diolkos connection Isthmos (unspecified date range)
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 D2 Diolkos
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G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Diolkos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570198> [accessed: 29 March 2025]
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