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Aphrodisias

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss, S. Mitchell

Contributors: talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Joe User, DARMC, Brian Turner, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, Rob Chavez, Gabriel Bodard

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Last modified May 31, 2017 03:39 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

Aphrodisias was a Greek city located in Caria. It is notable especially for the state of its archaeological preservation.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638753

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.7085484951, 28.7236488119

Locations:

Odeon (Attested dates needed)
North Agora (Attested dates needed)
Tetrapylon (Attested dates needed)
Walls (Attested dates needed)
Temple/Church (Attested dates needed)
Martyrion (Attested dates needed)
Sebasteion (Attested dates needed)
Theater (Attested dates needed)
Basilica (Attested dates needed)
Hadrianic Baths (Attested dates needed)
South Agora (Attested dates needed)
Stadium (Attested dates needed)

Names:

Ἀφροδεισιάς (Aphrodeisias; 330 BC - AD 300)
Ἀφροδισιάς (Aphrodisias; 30 BC - AD 640)
Λελέγων πόλις (Lelegon polis; Attested dates needed)?
Νινόη (Ninoe; 550 BC - 330 BC)
Σταυρόπολις (Stauropolis; AD 300 - AD 640)

Makes a connection with:

Caria (Attested dates needed)
Caria (Attested dates needed)

Has a connection with:

None

Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 A2 Aphrodisias/Ninoe

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Geyre, Turkey (nearby)

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Suggested citation:
C. Foss, S. Mitchell, talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Joe User, DARMC, Brian Turner, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, Rob Chavez, and Gabriel Bodard, 'Aphrodisias: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2017 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638753> [accessed: 25 June 2017]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/638753 |title=Places: 638753 (Aphrodisias) |author=Foss, C., S. Mitchell |accessdate=June 25, 2017 8:18 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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