Pella/Berenice/Philippeia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Creators: E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Jun 12, 2024 09:40 AM
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History
Pella/Berenice/Philippeia (Tabaqat Fahl (طبقة فحل)) is a ruined ancient city located in northwestern Jordan. Pella was continuously occupied from the Neolithic period until its destruction by means of an earthquake in AD 749.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678326
32.4495013404, 35.6149158139
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Pella (10000 BC - AD 1150) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- CIGS location of Ṭabaqat Faḥl (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Berenice (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Πέλλα (Pella: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Philippeia (330 BC - AD 300)
- طبقة فحل (Ṭabaqat Faḥl: Arabic, modern)
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settlement, archaeological site
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 69 C5 Pella/Berenice/Philippeia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tabaqat Fahl JOR
E.M. Meyers, J.P. Brown, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Pella/Berenice/Philippeia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678326> [accessed: 31 January 2025]
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