Acanthus (island)

a Pleiades place resource

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Acanthus is an island in the Propontis named by Pliny the Elder.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/673781370

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.6666672, 28.2499999

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Acanthus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Acanthus (island) makes connections with:

Acanthus (island) located in Propontis (unspecified date range)

Acanthus (island) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, island

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 5.151.3

See Further:

Turner and Talbert 2022 p. 206

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Acanthus (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/673781370> [accessed: 15 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/673781370 |title=Places: 673781370 (Acanthus (island)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 15, 2026 6:05 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}