Leontini
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Creators: R.J.A. Wilson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 30, 2025 01:27 PM
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History
A Greek colonial city founded by Naxians in 729 B.C., Leontini was reduced by Hippocrates of Gela in 498 B.C. Following the Sicilian Expedition, the city became subject to Syracuse. In Roman times it may have been of little importance and was destroyed by the Saracens in A.D. 848.
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- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18513 (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Leontini founded by Naxos (settlement) (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Leontini connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 G4 Leontini
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Lentini.
The BTCGI notes: Lentini and Carlentini (small town south of Lentini)
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Jonathan Prag, and R. Talbert, 'Leontini: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462279> [accessed: 12 May 2025]
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