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A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History; Exhibiting the Extent of Kingdoms, and Situations of Cities, &c. And Illustrating the Allusions and Epithets in the Greek and Roman Poets. The Whole Established by Proper Authorities, and
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in today's Algeria). As Trenčín is much further south than the latitude given by Ptolemy, this identification seems to imply that Ptolemy's data on latitude of places north of the Danube had significant errors, hence making the Calisia-Kalisz identification doubtful.
74:(this identification is confirmed by a rock inscription made in the winter of 179/180 CE by a Roman military unit, and the biography of the unit's commander, M. Valesius Maximianus, carved on his tomb in 155: 124: 66:, located at a latitude similar to that of Kalisz, with the name Laugaritio/Leugaritio certainly referring to the town of 150: 145: 62:
The validity of these arguments is currently in doubt, mainly due to the identification of Ptolemy's
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given by Ptolemy (52°50') and the actual latitude of Kalisz (51°45'27").
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Northern Gold: Amber in Lithuania (c. 100 to c. 1200)
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Greek
Latin
"station"
Amber Road
Ptolemy
Kalisz
Poland
latitude
Trenčín
Slovakia
Diana Veteranorum
A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in Sacred, Grecian, and Roman History; Exhibiting the Extent of Kingdoms, and Situations of Cities, &c. And Illustrating the Allusions and Epithets in the Greek and Roman Poets. The Whole Established by Proper Authorities, and Designed for the Use of Schools
Northern Gold: Amber in Lithuania (c. 100 to c. 1200)
ISBN
978-90-04-21735-5
Categories
History of Europe
Roman waystations
Settlements in Germania Magna

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