Takrit/Birta
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Claudia Horst, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified
Dec 27, 2021 10:22 PM
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History
Ancient Birta (or Birtha) was a fortress on the Tigris river that may have been established by Alexander the Great.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894099
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settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 E3 Takrit/Birta
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tikrit
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Claudia Horst, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Takrit/Birta: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894099> [accessed: 07 June 2023]
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