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Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Rim and Mai Hills — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Rim and Mai Hills

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Rusadir — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Rusadir

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Sala Colonia — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Sala Colonia (Chellah – Rabat)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Surame Outlier Hillforts — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Surame Outlier Hillforts

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Thamusida — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Thamusida (Sidi Ali ben Ahmed)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Tura Rock Inscriptions — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Tura Rock Inscriptions

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Unj Goza Mound — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Unj Goza Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Yankari Rock Shelters — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Yankari Rock Shelters

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Zygri — Pleiades Gazetteer

Pleiades · 2023 · Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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Zygri

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Abthugni — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Abthugni (Punic: 𐤀𐤐𐤁𐤂𐤍, ʾpbgn, or 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤁𐤂𐤍, ʾptbgn) was an ancient city in Roman North Africa at present day Suwar (Henchir-es-Souar) in Tunisia.

Abthugni

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Agbia — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Agbia was an ancient city and diocese in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. It is currently a Roman Rite Catholic titular see.

Agbia

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Lamasba — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Lamasba

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Mididi — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Mididi (Punic: 𐤌𐤃𐤃𐤌, mddm, or 𐤌𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌, mddym) was a Carthaginian and Roman settlement during antiquity, located at what is now Henchir-Medded, Tunisia.

Mididi

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Sufes — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Sufes was a town in the late Roman province of Byzacena, which became a Christian bishopric that is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.