Historical place profile

Kallipolis

An ancient settlement in Aetolia, the remains of which are largely lost beneath the modern Mornos reservoir. The acropolis hill, now occupied by the later Velouchovo castle, can still be seen.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:540849
Catalogue ID
pleiades:540849
Place type
fort, fort-2, settlement
Coordinates
38.550331, 22.165770
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement in Aetolia, the remains of which are largely lost beneath the modern Mornos reservoir. The acropolis hill, now occupied by the later Velouchovo castle, can still be seen.

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 55 C3 Kallipolis

Source and reuse

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Research path

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