Mago

settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD

Mago (now Mahón or Maó) on the island of Menorca was established as an ancient commercial center because of its high-quality harborage. Its ancient name is thought to derive from Mago, brother of Hannibal, who occupied the Insula Minor after he fled from Gades in 206 BCE.

Coordinates

39.88943, 4.26473

Also known as

Mahon (en), Mahón (en), Mao (ca), Maó (ca), Μαγώ (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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