Apollonas (quarry)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger
Contributors:
DARMC, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Sep 11, 2024 07:59 PM
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History
An ancient marble quarry on the island of Naxos, exploited during the archaic and classical periods, that is located on high ground immediately south and west of the modern beach village of Apollonas. The quarry is famous not least for the presence of an unfinished statue, over 10 meters in height, often referred to as the "Apollonas Kouros".
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599508
37.1791035868, 25.5482527348
- Representative Locations:
- CFL/AGO Location of ancient quarry (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
- OSM Location: Αρχαϊκό λατομείο μαρμάρου (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Απόλλωνας (Apollonas: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Apollonas (quarry) located on Naxos (island) (unspecified date range)
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quarry
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 B3 Apollonas
The Barrington Atlas notes material(s): M
C. Foss, G. Reger, DARMC, Catherine Bouras, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Apollonas (quarry): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599508> [accessed: 18 December 2024]
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