Megara
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, Sean Gillies
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Apr 14, 2024 04:09 PM
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History
Megara was an important ancient city of Greece, located in the northern part of the the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570468
37.985078, 23.340163
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 4793 (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
- Megara member of Achaean League (Second) (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Megara part of (administrative) Macedonia (Hellenistic kingdom) (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Megara part of (regional) Megaris (750 BC - AD 300)
- Aigosthena port of Megara (550 BC - AD 300)
- Astakos founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Byzantium founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Chalcedon founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Heraclea founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Megara Hyblaia founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Nisaia port of Megara (550 BC - AD 300)
- Pagai port of Megara (550 BC - AD 300)
- Less than certain: Selinus founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Sely(m)bria/Eudoxiopolis founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Thapsos founded by Megara (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Tomb of Kar (Megarid) located at Megara (unspecified date range)
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- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 E2 Megara
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Megara
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, and Sean Gillies, 'Megara: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570468> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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