Germanikeia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Sinclair, P.-L. Gatier
Creators: T. Sinclair, P.-L. Gatier
Contributors:
M. Ballance, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Warner, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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History
An ancient city located in the northern Syrian region of Commagene mentioned. Modern Maraş.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/658474
37.586682, 36.925326
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 20282 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Caesarea Germanice (30 BC - AD 300)
- Germanicia (30 BC - AD 300)
- Germanikeia (30 BC - AD 640)
- Germanikeia (Ancient Greek, 140 BC - AD 1307)
- Germanikeia Kaisareia (Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 226)
- Gurgume (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)
- K. Maraş (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Kahramanmaraş (Turkish, AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Maraqasi (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Marasch (German, unspecified date range)
- Maraş (Turkish, 1750 BC - AD 2000)
- Maraš (1200 BC - 1199 BC)
- Marhasi (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Mariscum (AD 1081 - AD 1291)
- Marqasu (Akkadian, 1200 BC - 330 BC)
- Marʿaš (Modern Standard Arabic, 1200 BC - AD 1922)
- Marʿaš (Ottoman Turkish, 1200 BC - AD 1922)
- Germanikeia capital of Gurgum (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Germanikeia capital of Marqasi (province) (720 BC - 540 BC)
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settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 67 D1 Germanikeia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kahramanmaraş, formerly Maraş
T. Sinclair, P.-L. Gatier, M. Ballance, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Warner, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Germanikeia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/658474> [accessed: 25 April 2025]
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