Palibothra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jul 12, 2026 07:59 AM
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History
A key ancient city of north central India, Palibothra reached its cultural peak during the third century BCE under Asoka.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59978
25.614443, 85.13502
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 905 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Παλίβοθρα (Palibothra: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Palibotra (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Palimbothra (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Palibothra capital of Prasii (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 6 F4 Palibothra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Patna Skt.: Paṭaliputra
M.U. Erdosy, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Palibothra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59978> [accessed: 19 July 2026]
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