What is Pleiades?
Pleiades is a community-built gazetteer of ancient places, mainly in the Greek and Roman world, with locations, names in different languages and scholarly references. Each place has a map.
Free Open data
Pleiades
Gazetteer of ancient places with maps and references
- Coverage
- Ancient Mediterranean and beyond
- Updates
- Community
- Price
- Free
- Sign-up
- Not needed
- View
- Flat map
What you can do
- Ancient places with locations
- Names and references
- Open data for researchers
The details
- Coverage
- Ancient Mediterranean and beyond
- Updates
- Continuously (community edits)
- Data source
- Scholarly contributions
- Made by
- Pleiades (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, NYU) (university / research)
- Price
- Free
- Account
- No account needed
- On phones
- Best on a computer
- Map view
- Flat map
Tips for using Pleiades
- Use it to find where an ancient city mentioned in a text actually was.
Who it is for
Pleiades is especially useful for researchers & analysts and history lovers.
Questions about Pleiades
Is Pleiades free?
Yes. Pleiades is free to use.
Do I need an account to use Pleiades?
No. You can open the map and use it without signing up.
How often is Pleiades updated?
It changes continuously as the community adds and edits information.
Where does Pleiades get its data?
Scholarly contributions.
Can I use Pleiades on my phone?
It opens on phones, but it works best on a computer with a larger screen.
What are some alternatives to Pleiades?
Similar maps include GeaCron, Native Land, OpenHistoricalMap and Chronas. See the full list of Pleiades alternatives on ColorfulMaps.
Summary based on public information about Pleiades. Features and prices change; the map's own website has the latest details.
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