Historical place profile

Boukephalos

Boukephalos was an ancient port located south of Kenchreai on the Saronic coast of the Corinthia. Wiseman states that it likely corresponds to the modern harbor at Frankolimano on the Bay of Kenchreai.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:570161
Catalogue ID
pleiades:570161
Place type
port, settlement
Coordinates
37.829307, 23.127568
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Boukephalos was an ancient port located south of Kenchreai on the Saronic coast of the Corinthia. Wiseman states that it likely corresponds to the modern harbor at Frankolimano on the Bay of Kenchreai.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 E2 Boukephalos

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Research path

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