Amman/Philadelpheia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: S.T. Parker
Creators: S.T. Parker
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Jamie Novotny, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Mimno, Sarah Bond, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Aug 05, 2020 12:07 PM
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History
An ancient settlement in northwest Jordan (modern Amman) received a Macedonian settlement and the name of Philadelphia from Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285-246 BC). The modern Amman, Jordan.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/697728
31.9549510639, 35.9346239387
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- location of Citadel Hill (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ahamant (AD 1099 - AD 1291)
- Aman (AD 1099 - AD 1291)
- Amman (English, modern)
- Ammān (AD 632 - AD 2000)
- Ammāna (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Birta tēs Ammanitidos (330 BC - AD 300)
- Birtha tēs Ammanitidos (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Bīt-Ammāna (Akkadian, 720 BC - 330 BC)
- Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadelpheia: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- ʿAmman (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- ʿAmmān (Modern Standard Arabic, 3300 BC - AD 2000)
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- Ammānāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)
- Ban-Ammānāja (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Ammānāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)
- None
- Roman theater at Amman/Philadelpheia located at Amman/Philadelpheia (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Hercules at Amman/Philadelpheia located at Amman/Philadelpheia (unspecified date range)
settlement, hill
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 71 B2 Philadelpheia
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S.T. Parker, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Jamie Novotny, H. Kopp, Herbert Verreth, B. Siewert-Mayer, Mark Depauw, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Adam Prins, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, DARMC, David Mimno, Sarah Bond, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Amman/Philadelpheia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/697728> [accessed: 24 December 2024]
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