Praisos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Nov 16, 2023 08:51 PM
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History
Praisos is an ancient settlement of eastern Crete occupied from the Late Minoan period until ca. 150 BC, when it was destroyed by its neighbour, Hierapytna.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590011
35.1232974967, 26.0905397478
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Αρχαία Πραισός (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Praisos (750 BC - AD 640)
- Praisos connection Creta (island) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 F2 Praisos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Praisos/Vaveloi
J. Bennet, G. Reger, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Praisos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590011> [accessed: 22 April 2025]
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