Historical place profile

Eleusis

An ancient settlement, mentioned by Ptolemy, on the Aegean island of Thera. Scholars tentatively locate it in the vicinity of modern Βλυχάδα (Vlychada) on the island's southern tip.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:599607
Catalogue ID
pleiades:599607
Place type
settlement, settlement-modern
Coordinates
36.338399, 25.435191
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement, mentioned by Ptolemy, on the Aegean island of Thera. Scholars tentatively locate it in the vicinity of modern Βλυχάδα (Vlychada) on the island's southern tip.

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 61 A5 Eleusis?

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Research path

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