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[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, R. Wenke

Contributors: P. Flensted Jensen, Chris de Lisle, Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Jeffrey Becker, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa

Last modified Feb 11, 2025 11:44 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

A city in Persis founded or re-founded by Antiochos I Soter, perhaps located at Bushahr, Rishahr, or Tawwaj.

500 km

Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/922627

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
28.9138786667, 50.8462756667

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: CIGS location of Būs̱har (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- DARMC location 32190 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
- DARMC location 19970 (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Less than certain: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Περσίδος (Antiócheia tês Persídos: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Bandar Nādirīya (AD 1683 - AD 1918)
- Bandar-e Būšahr (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Bandar-e Būšehr (Modern Persian, AD 1501 - AD 2000)
- Bandar-e Nāderīye (Modern Persian, AD 1683 - AD 1918)
- Boxar (Portuguese, AD 1500 - AD 1500)
- Buschir (German, unspecified date range)
- Bushahr (330 BC - AD 640)
- Bushir (English, unspecified date range)
- Bushire (English, unspecified date range)
- Bušehr (2000 BC - 650 BC)
- Būšahr (AD 1500 - AD 1918)
- Būšehr (Modern Persian, 3200 BC - AD 2000)
- Liyan (Elamite, 3200 BC - 540 BC)
- Liyān (2000 BC - 650 BC)
Associated Modern Names:
- بوشهر‎ (Būshar: Modern Persian)

[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis makes connections with:

[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis founded by Magnesia ad Maeandrum/Leukophrys (330 BC - 30 BC)
[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis part of (regional) Persis/Pars (unspecified date range)
[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)

[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, archaeological site

References:

Evidence:

Robert, Hell. 7, 20

See Further:

See Also:

Related:

Wikidata Bushehr (Q158928)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 94 A5 [Bushahr]/Antiocheia Persidos?

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Bushir

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Suggested citation:
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, R. Wenke, P. Flensted Jensen, Chris de Lisle, Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, Jeffrey Becker, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, '[Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/922627> [accessed: 25 March 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/922627 |title=Places: 922627 ([Bushahr]/Antiocheia in Persis) |author=Hausleiter, A., M. Roaf, R. Wenke |accessdate=March 25, 2025 10:16 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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