Pangaeus
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Pangaeus is the ancient name of a historically significant mountain in northern Greece famed for its rich gold and silver mines and its role in classical Greek history and mythology.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Macedonian kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thracian tribes ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| describedAs | historically significant mountain in northern Greece ⓘ |
| economicImportance | source of precious metals in antiquity ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | mountain massif ⓘ |
| hasAncientName | Pangaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important in ancient Greek economic history
ⓘ
site of mythological associations ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | contributed wealth to nearby city-states and kingdoms ⓘ |
| hasResource |
gold
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silver ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Pangaeum
NERFINISHED
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Pangaion NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangaion Oros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | regional power dynamics in northern Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mineral wealth
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rich gold mines ⓘ rich silver mines ⓘ role in Greek mythology ⓘ role in classical Greek history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Macedonia (historical region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Thrace (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
ancient Greek geographical works
ⓘ
ancient Greek historical texts ⓘ |
| partOf | mountain ranges of Greece ⓘ |
| partOfMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyContestedBy | Macedonians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyControlledBy | Thracian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorExploitation |
5th century BCE
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| typeOfMining | precious metal mining ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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