Thoantion (promontory)
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).
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Jun 06, 2023 12:35 PM
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History
An ancient promontory on the island of Rhodes, placed by Strabo opposite the island Chalke and the Sporades in general.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590079
36.268497, 27.805503
- Associated Modern Locations:
- BAtlas Point Location (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 1860 meters.
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- Thoantion Pr. (unspecified date range)
- Thoantion (promontory) part of (physical/topographic) Rhodos (island) (unspecified date range)
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cape, promontory
- Evidence:
- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 F3 Thoantion Pr.
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J. Bennet, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Thoantion (promontory): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590079> [accessed: 22 January 2025]
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