Dionysiades (islands)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Oct 14, 2025 06:38 PM
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History
An island grouping off the north coast of Crete, opposite Siteia. Known today also as the Yanisades Islands.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589763
35.3432790825, 26.1756417252
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Παξιμαδάκι (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Dragonada (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Gianysada (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Dionysiades (330 BC - AD 300)
- Yanisades Islands (English, modern)
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archipelago, island group, island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 F2 Dionysiades Inss.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Paximada, Dragonada, Gianysada
J. Bennet, G. Reger, Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Ryan Horne, Brady Kiesling, and R. Talbert, 'Dionysiades (islands): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589763> [accessed: 13 February 2026]
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