Larissa/Sizara
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Creators: J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Apr 03, 2021 10:46 AM
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History
An ancient settlement located on the Orontes river to the southeast of Apamea. Scholars identify it with modern Shaizar in Syria.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668292
35.2663435, 36.5664463
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of modern Shaizar (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Larissa/Sizara located on Orontes (river) (unspecified date range)
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settlement, settlement-modern
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 68 C3 Larissa/Sizara
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Shaizar
J.P. Brown, P.-L. Gatier, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Larissa/Sizara: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668292> [accessed: 18 April 2024]
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