Pleiades Change Log: 2012-04-01 - 2012-04-31

Amarna

A new capital for Egypt founded by Akhenaten during his reign as pharaoh during Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty.
Creators: Iris Fernandez
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott

Beni Hasan

A Middle Kingdom cemetery known for its rock-cut tombs of local officials.
Creators: Iris Fernandez
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies

Abu Sir

An Old Kingdom necropolis serving the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
Creators: Iris Fernandez
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Gabriel McKee, Sean Gillies, Jonathan Fu
Modifications: added description; added location entry; added modern name entry
Actors: Iris Fernandez

Alpes Maritimae (late Roman province)

The post-Diocletianic province of Alpes Maritimae according to the Verona List (ca. AD 303-324). It was assigned to the diocese of Viennensis.
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Sebastian Heath
Modifications: edited; improved description to facilitate disambiguation
Actors: Tom Elliott

Gangra

Also known as Germanicopolis or Germanopolis. An ancient settlement in Paphlagonia, modern Çankırı in Turkey.
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gethin Rees, R. Talbert
Modifications: baseline created
Actors: Gethin Rees

Hérisson, Cm.

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 14 H2 Hérisson, Cm.
Creators: H.S. Sivan, R.W. Mathisen
Contributors: Sean Gillies, R. Talbert, Johan Åhlfeldt, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: to replace the previous entry of places from rfo. the main place name should also be changed from hérisson, cm. to something more accurate. the barrington atlas directory is a bit confusing here. chateloy is a hamlet in the commune hérisson! place type could be set to settlement.
Actors: Johan Åhlfeldt

Legio VII Gemina

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 24 F2 Legio VII Gemina
Creators: E.W. Haley
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications: added name
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Lykia

The Late antique province of Lykia (BAtlas 102 E4 no. 28)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, R.S. Bagnall, S. Mitchell, S.T. Parker
Contributors: Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, Irene Soto, Sean Gillies
Modifications: improved description and connections.
Actors: Tom Elliott

Marzabotto

An Etruscan town in the plain of the Po river founded in the early fifth century B.C.
Creators: M. Pearce, R. Peretto, P. Tozzi
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: added location
Actors: Jeffrey Becker

Paphlagonia

The Roman province as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 100 N3 Paphlagonia)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brian Z. Lund, Sebastian Heath, Sean Gillies, Mary E. Downs
Modifications: improved description for disambiguation purposes
Actors: Tom Elliott

Paphlagonia (region)

The ancient region as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 86 C2 Paphlagonia)
Creators: C. Foss
Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Sebastian Heath, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: improved description for disambiguation purposes
Actors: Tom Elliott

Prummu?/Primii?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 82 A2 Prummu?/Primii?
Creators: N.B. Millet
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker
Modifications: edited
Actors: Tom Elliott

Thracia

The Late Roman province as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 101 L3 Thracia)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brian Z. Lund, Sebastian Heath, Sean Gillies, Mary E. Downs
Modifications: improved description
Actors: Tom Elliott

Thracia (province)

The Roman province as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 100 L3 Thracia)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Sebastian Heath
Modifications: improved description for disambiguation purposes
Actors: Tom Elliott

Verneuil-en-Halatte

The Gallo-Roman villa is located at Bufosse in the northern part of the commune Verneuil-en-Halatte département Oise.
Creators: J. Kunow, C. Haselgrove
Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Modifications:
Actors:

Viennensis (diocese)

The Late Roman diocese as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 101 F3 Viennensis)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: Brian Z. Lund, Sean Gillies, M. Joann McDaniel, R. Talbert, Mary E. Downs, Tom Elliott, Sebastian Heath
Modifications: edited; improved description, etc.
Actors: Tom Elliott

Viennensis (late Roman province)

The Late Roman province as defined in the Barrington Atlas (BAtlas 101 H3 Viennensis)
Creators: J.J. Wilkes, S.T. Parker, R.S. Bagnall, W.V. Harris, A.S. Esmonde-Cleary, C.M. Wells, J.F. Drinkwater, R.C. Knapp, S. Mitchell
Contributors: R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brian Z. Lund, Sebastian Heath, Sean Gillies, Mary E. Downs
Modifications: edited; improved descriptions, etc.
Actors: Tom Elliott