Aphrodisias (island)

a Pleiades place resource

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Pliny the Elder describes the island of Aphrodisias as inhabited. It was located beyond Cape Themisteas.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937115646

Locations:

None

Names:

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

Aphrodisias (island) makes connections with:

None

Aphrodisias (island) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
island

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.111.2

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Aphrodisias (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937115646> [accessed: 14 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/937115646 |title=Places: 937115646 (Aphrodisias (island)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 14, 2026 3:31 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}