TACITUS, PTOLEMY AND THE RIVER FORTH.

The article discusses the ancient names of places in Roman Britain with emphasis on the ancient title of the River Forth. According to the author, the ancient name of the River Forth was Bodotria given by Tacitus. The name appeared in Tacitus's "Agricola." In the Ravenna Cosmography the ancient name...

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Publicado en:Classical Quarterly Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 324 - 329
Autor principal: Breeze, Andrew
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2007
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