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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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Published in:Classical Quarterly Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 324 - 329
Main Author: Breeze, Andrew
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007
Subjects:
Geographic names
Epithets
Names
Rivers
Organizational name changes
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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 of the river was read as Bdora.