Bryseai
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
Feb 04, 2019 10:21 AM
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History
An ancient settlement of Laconia whose precise location cannot be determined today. It was mentioned by both Homer and Pausanias. Pausanias places it at the foot of the Taleton Akra, a peak of the Taygetos range.
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/573155
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- Βρυσίαι (Bryseai: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Bryseai located near Taleton Akra (30 BC - AD 300)
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settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 Bryseai
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Laconia: early city, S Sparta
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Bryseai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573155> [accessed: 27 March 2025]
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