Kydonia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Elias Kolovos, Maija Gierhart
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Last modified
Jan 30, 2024 04:33 AM
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History
An ancient settlement on Crete inhabited since the Neolithic period, Kydonia has been a major center of Minoan, Greek, and Byzantine civilization.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589886
35.515775, 24.01869
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 34840 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Kydonia located on Creta (island) (unspecified date range)
- Kastellion part of (physical/topographic) Kydonia (2000 BC - 1080 BC)
settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 B1 Kydonia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Khania
J. Bennet, G. Reger, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Elias Kolovos, and Maija Gierhart, 'Kydonia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589886> [accessed: 03 October 2024]
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