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🌍 Dioscourias (Pontos)

  • <span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="9721249" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_9721249">Dionysios, Periegesis</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11292578" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11292578">Strabo</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11304347" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11304347">Pomponius Mela</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11328051" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11328051">Pliny, Natural History</span>
  • Alternative names
    Dioscurias
    Information
    city on the Black Sea
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/857107
    Founded by
    👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautDionysios, PeriegesisGeographyDionysiosGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Pomponius MelaPomponius MelaLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautDionysios, PeriegesisGeographyDionysiosGreekMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Pomponius MelaPomponius MelaLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)👤 Telchios founder of DioscouriasPliny, Natural HistoryGeographyPlinyLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)👤 Amphitos founder of DioscouriasPliny, Natural HistoryGeographyPlinyLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
    Eponym
    👥 the Dioscouroi (alt. Castor, Polydeuces) alternative name for Castor and Polydeuces, brothers of HelenPomponius MelaGeographyPomponius MelaLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Pliny, Natural HistoryPlinyMiddle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)
    Related Entities
    👤 Castor (Spartan)  👤 Polydeuces (Spartan)  👥 the Dioscouroi (alt. Castor, Polydeuces)  👤 Amphitos  👤 Telchios
    Mentioned by
    📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 688-694 📖 Pomponius Mela 1.111 📖 Strabo 11.2.16 📖 Pliny, Natural History 6.15-6.16
    Mentioned in Text
    Dionysios, Periegesis Strabo Pomponius Mela Pliny, Natural History
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