Megalopolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Oct 23, 2023 05:28 PM
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History
An ancient settlement in Arcadia in the Peloponnese, likely founded in the 4th century BCE. The site lies just to the northeast of the modern town of Megalopolis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570467
37.414271211, 22.1263961621
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Μεγαλόπολης (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Megalopolis (550 BC - AD 300)
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settlement, archaeological site
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 C3 Megalopolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Megalopolis
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Megalopolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570467> [accessed: 18 June 2025]
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