Zancle/Messana
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, Ingrid Luo
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Jun 16, 2022 10:22 AM
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History
Zancle was founded as Greek colony in the eighth century B.C. Home of the Mamertines who called for Roman assistance against Carthaginian forces in 264 B.C., sparking the First Punic War.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/462538
38.192251, 15.556634
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 19708 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Zancle/Messana connection Sicilia (island) (unspecified date range)
- Zancle/Messana located on Via Pompeia? (330 BC - AD 300)
- Necropoli Orti della Maddalena located at Zancle/Messana (unspecified date range)
- Necropoli di San Placido connection Zancle/Messana (unspecified date range)
settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 47 H2 Zancle/Messana
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Messina
R.J.A. Wilson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Valeria Vitale, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Jonathan Prag, R. Talbert, and Ingrid Luo, 'Zancle/Messana: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/462538> [accessed: 27 April 2025]
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