Pherai

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II

Contributors: R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott

Last modified Mar 14, 2025 10:10 AM — History

An Archaic period to Roman period settlement located near Kalamata, Messinia in the Peloponnese.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570596

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.0377582, 22.1109392

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of modern Kalamata (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Pharai (750 BC - AD 300)
- Pherai (750 BC - AD 300)

Pherai makes connections with:

Pherai member of Achaean League (Second) (330 BC - 30 BC)

Pherai receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, settlement-modern

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 C3 Pherai

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kalamata

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Suggested citation:
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Pherai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570596> [accessed: 14 June 2025]

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