Heraklion
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Stefano Costa, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Elias Kolovos, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Feb 09, 2024 07:08 AM
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History
Heraklion was the harbor city of ancient Knossos, and was later re-founded by the Arab conquerors.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589802
35.3375376667, 25.1332724333
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Ηράκλειο (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- centerpoint of modern Heraklion (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- Less than certain: CIGS location of Irákleio (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Candia (Italian, AD 1200 - AD 1450)
- Ἡράκλειον (Herakleion: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- قندیه (Kandiye: Ottoman Turkish, AD 1300 - AD 1923)
- ربض الخندق (Rabḍ al-Ḫandaq: Arabic, AD 850 - AD 1200)
- Heraklion connection Creta (island) (unspecified date range)
- Iuktas connection Heraklion (unspecified date range)
settlement, port, settlement-modern, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 D2 Herakleion
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Irakleion
J. Bennet, G. Reger, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Stefano Costa, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Elias Kolovos, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Heraklion: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589802> [accessed: 17 November 2024]
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