Gangra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gethin Rees, R. Talbert
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Aug 23, 2021 09:43 AM
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History
Also known as Germanicopolis or Germanopolis. An ancient settlement in Paphlagonia, modern Çankırı in Turkey.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844926
40.6013428, 33.6134213
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
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- Γάγγρα (Gangra: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Germanicopolis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Gangra connection Asia Minor (unspecified date range)
- Gangra connection Paphlagonia (region) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 86 D3 Gangra/Germanicopolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Çankırı
C. Foss, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gethin Rees, and R. Talbert, 'Gangra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844926> [accessed: 19 December 2024]
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