Historical place profile

Teate

Originally named Teate Marrucinorum, Teate (modern Chieti) was the principal settlement of the Marrucini. Strabo attributes its origins to Arcadian Greeks.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:413333
Catalogue ID
pleiades:413333
Place type
settlement, settlement-modern
Coordinates
42.344653, 14.165974
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Originally named Teate Marrucinorum, Teate (modern Chieti) was the principal settlement of the Marrucini. Strabo attributes its origins to Arcadian Greeks.

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 42 G4 Teate

Source and reuse

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Research path

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