Meschistha
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: David Braund
Creators: David Braund
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Diane Braund, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified
Jan 11, 2025 03:33 PM
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History
Meschistha (modern Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთა)) is an ancient city in Georgia and was the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Iberia. Meschistha became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/863840
41.839298, 44.706
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 22169 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Meschistha part of (regional) Iberia (ancient region) (unspecified date range)
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cultural landscape, settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 88 C3 Meschistha
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mtskheta
David Braund, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Diane Braund, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Meschistha: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/863840> [accessed: 31 January 2025]
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