Prepesinthos (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Nov 30, 2023 11:51 AM
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History
The island of Prepesinthos, now known as Despotikó, is a small, arid island of the Cyclades island grouping. It is situated just some 700 meters to the west of the island of Antiparos. It lies to the east of the small island of Strongyli. Its location is nearly at the center of the Cyclades. While in the present day the island is uninhabited, it was an important communication node in antiquity, offering safe harborage.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590012
36.9619496932, 25.0014255402
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Despotiko (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Nisída Despotikó (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Δεσποτικό (Despotiko: Modern Greek)
- Πρεπέσινθος (Prepesinthos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Prepesinthus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Prepesinthos (island) located in Aegaeum Mare (unspecified date range)
- Prepesinthos (island) part of (regional) Cyclades Islands (unspecified date range)
- Mandra (Despotiko) located on Prepesinthos (island) (unspecified date range)
island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 C5 Prepesinthos Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Despotiko
J. Bennet, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, and Tom Elliott, 'Prepesinthos (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590012> [accessed: 06 May 2024]
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