Etaxalos (island)

a Pleiades place resource

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An obscure island discussed by Pliny the Elder in book six of his Natural History.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874906171

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Etaxalos (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Etaxalos (island) makes connections with:

None

Etaxalos (island) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, island

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.150.2

See Further:

RE Etaxalos (Jaroslav Tkáč)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Etaxalos (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874906171> [accessed: 06 September 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874906171 |title=Places: 874906171 (Etaxalos (island)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=September 6, 2026 8:17 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}