Mossynoeci
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, R. Talbert, Diane Braund, Ryan Horne
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 11, 2026 10:42 AM
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History
An ancient population of Asia Minor. The Greeks used the term Mossynoikoi meaning "dwellers in wooden towers" to describe them.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857239
40.8111823918, 38.1379531453
- Representative Locations:
- BAtlas Map Label Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 1860 meters.
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- Μοσσύνοικοι (Mossynoikoi: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)
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- Mossynoeci (550 BC - AD 640)
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- Metropolis capital of Mossynoeci (unspecified date range)
- Tripolis part of (administrative) Mossynoeci (unspecified date range)
map label location, people, tribe (historical cultural group)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 87 C4 Mossynoeci
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: from Yasun Burnu to Giresun
T. Sinclair, David Braund, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, R. Talbert, Diane Braund, and Ryan Horne, 'Mossynoeci: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857239> [accessed: 18 May 2026]
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