Katane/Catina

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: R.J.A. Wilson

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott

Last modified Jul 19, 2020 03:52 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

The colonial city of Katane (modern Catania) was founded by Chalcidian Greeks sometime after the foundation of Leontini in 730 B.C.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/462270

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.502959, 15.088142

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18496 (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Catania (Italian, modern)
- Catina (Latin, 750 BC - AD 300)
- Κατάνη (Katánē: Ancient Greek, 750 BC - AD 300)

Katane/Catina makes connections with:

Katane/Catina connection Sicilia (Roman province) (unspecified date range)
Katane/Catina connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)

Katane/Catina receives connections from:

Carmine Roman tomb located at Katane/Catina (30 BC - AD 300)
Roman amphitheater of Catania located at Katane/Catina (unspecified date range)

Place type:
settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 G3 Katane/Catina

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Catania

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Suggested citation:
R.J.A. Wilson, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Katane/Catina: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/462270> [accessed: 26 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/462270 |title=Places: 462270 (Katane/Catina) |author=Wilson, R. |accessdate=April 26, 2025 12:32 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}