Zela
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Creators: T. Sinclair, David Braund
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Diane Braund
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Last modified
May 23, 2023 01:08 PM
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History
Zela (modern Zile, Turkey) was an important ancient city of north-central Asia Minor; Strabo claimed Semiramis had founded the site. Iulius Caesar prevailed in the Battle of Zela against Pharnaces II of The Kingdom of Pontus, coining the phrase "veni, vidi, vici".
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857382
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settlement, archaeological site
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 87 A4 Zela
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Zile
T. Sinclair, David Braund, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Diane Braund, 'Zela: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857382> [accessed: 28 May 2023]
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