Pharos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Bernand
Creators: A. Bernand
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Last modified
May 22, 2024 10:57 PM
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History
The Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built under the Ptolemies between 280 and 247 BC.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727197
31.214039, 29.885368
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 23425 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Pharos (330 BC - AD 640)
- Pharos located at Alexandria (unspecified date range)
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lighthouse
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 74 B2 Pharos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Iskandariya
A. Bernand, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Pharos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727197> [accessed: 25 March 2025]
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