Taleton Akra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Sep 27, 2023 12:27 PM
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History
A peak in the Taygetos range, mentioned by Pausanias. Its precise location cannot be determined today.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573541
36.953544, 22.349956
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- Ταλετὸν ἄκρα (Taleton Akra: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Taleton Akra part of (physical/topographic) Taygetos (mountain) (30 BC - AD 300)
- Bryseai located near Taleton Akra (30 BC - AD 300)
- Euoras located near Taleton Akra (unspecified date range)
unlocated, mountain
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 Taleton Akra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Laconia: peak of Taygetos
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Taleton Akra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573541> [accessed: 22 January 2025]
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