Historical place profile

Malaca

A Roman city of Baetica that was perhaps founded by the Carthaginians in the fifth century BC. Modern Malaga, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:265963
Catalogue ID
pleiades:265963
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
36.719658, -4.420163
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A Roman city of Baetica that was perhaps founded by the Carthaginians in the fifth century BC. Modern Malaga, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

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 27 A5 Malaca

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Research path

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