Melos (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
Georgios Tsolakis, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
Apr 13, 2026 09:54 PM
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History
Melos is a volcanic island in the Cyclades and in prehistoric times served as an important source of obsidian in the Aegean Sea. Substantial remains of Bronze Age and Greco-Roman civilizations have been excavated on the island.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570475
36.7125587598, 24.4232189892
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Milos (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Melos (island) located in Aegaeum Mare (unspecified date range)
- Ag. Helene connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Ag. Ioannes connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Ag. Kyriake connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Angathia connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Bounali tou Barba Spiro located on Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Emborio connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Kaminia located on Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Kato Komia connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Klima located at Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Korphos located on Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Melos (settlement) connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Palaiokhori connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Pelekoudi connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Pelos Pyrgaki connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Phylakopi located on Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Pollonia connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Probatas connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Rema located on Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Ribari connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Sta Glastria connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Stoloi connection Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
- Tria Pigadia part of (physical/topographic) Melos (island) (unspecified date range)
island
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 G4 Melos Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Melos Is.
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, Georgios Tsolakis, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Melos (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570475> [accessed: 16 July 2026]
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