Mopth(i?)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: E.W.B. Fentress

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

Last modified Mar 14, 2023 11:37 AM — History

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

An ancient settlement and fort known in the 19th and 20th centuries as Henchir el-Ksar. It is located at the eastern foot of the Guellal-ta-Attar where lies the confluence of the Oued Safsaf and the Oued Ghriba (in the modern Algerian municipality of Beni Fouda, Sétif Province). It was on the main ancient route linking Sitifis and Cuicul.

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Canonical URI for this page:
http://3.22.44.247/places/305110

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.260331, 5.570665

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location of El-Ksar Fortress (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- El-Ksar (Arabic, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Mopth[...] (Mopth(i?): Latin, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Less than certain: Mopti Municipium (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Mopth(i?) makes connections with:

None

Mopth(i?) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fort, settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 31 D4 Mopth(i?)

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Mons. See additional discussion and sources at P835084120 Mons.

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Suggested citation:
E.W.B. Fentress, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Mopth(i?): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <http://3.22.44.247/places/305110> [accessed: 04 July 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=http://3.22.44.247/places/305110 |title=Places: 305110 (Mopth(i?)) |author=Fentress, E. |accessdate=July 4, 2025 10:32 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}