Dara/Anastasioupolis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle
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History
Dara/Anastasioupolis was a fortified Roman city of northern Mesopotamia located on the border with the Sassanid Empire.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874444
37.1798937774, 40.9481926822
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Dara-Anastasiopolis (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Dara (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Anastasioupolis (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Δοράς (Dorás: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Δάρας (Dáras: Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Dara/Anastasioupolis part of (regional) Mesopotamia (region) (AD 400 - AD 599)
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settlement, archaeological site
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 89 C3 Dara/Anastasioupolis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Oğuz, formerly Dara
M. Roaf, T. Sinclair, S.E. Kroll, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Chris de Lisle, 'Dara/Anastasioupolis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874444> [accessed: 12 June 2025]
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