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Bakcheion

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Chris de Lisle

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott

Last modified Aug 28, 2024 02:28 PM — History

A sanctuary to the west of the Acropolis of Athens, which was the clubhouse for a private religious association called the Iobakchoi, in the 2nd century AD.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/576630079

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9715467172, 23.7214255816

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: archaeological site (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Βακχεῖον (Bakcheîon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Bakcheion makes connections with:

Bakcheion located at Athenae (30 BC - AD 300)

Bakcheion receives connections from:

None

Place type:
shrine

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Bakcheion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/576630079> [accessed: 22 January 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/576630079 |title=Places: 576630079 (Bakcheion) |author=de Lisle, C. |accessdate=January 22, 2025 1:48 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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