Historical place profile

Skillous

An ancient settlement, mentioned by Strabo, that was probably active from the Classical period through the early Roman empire. It was located in the vicinity of the modern Greek village of Makrisia (Elis regional unit of the Peloponnese).

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:570674
Catalogue ID
pleiades:570674
Place type
settlement, settlement-modern
Coordinates
37.609715, 21.606116
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement, mentioned by Strabo, that was probably active from the Classical period through the early Roman empire. It was located in the vicinity of the modern Greek village of Makrisia (Elis regional unit of the Peloponnese).

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 B2 Skillous

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Research path

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