Palaia Kameni
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Aug 31, 2022 07:57 AM
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History
A small island in the Thira/Santorini caldera. Probably to be associated with Thia, attested in ancient sources.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599979
36.3973896173, 25.3795202806
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Palea Kameni (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Less than certain: Thia (30 BC - AD 640)
- Palaia Kameni connection Cyclades Islands (unspecified date range)
- Palaia Kameni connection Santorini Archipelago (unspecified date range)
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island
- Evidence:
- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 A5 Thia? Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Palaia Kameni GRE
C. Foss, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Palaia Kameni: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599979> [accessed: 22 June 2025]
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