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Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1

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Context

Peter the Deacon, a native of Latium, served as librarian of the great archives at the Monastery of Monte Cassino from 1131 probably until his death around the 1160s. He wrote several works in Latin, many on the history of Monte Cassino and devotional life, including his short account of the Holy Land, which distills earlier sources. This passage, which describes the natural terrain from the Judaean Hills west to the coast as far as Caesarea, copies the account written by Bede the Venerable (Holy Places 5.3-5.9) roughly 450 years earlier.

Text

Circa Ierosolimam aspera ac montuosa cernuntur loca. Hinc quoque septemtrionem versus usque Arimatheam terra petrosa et aspera per intervalla quaedam monstrantur, valles quoque spinosae usque ad Thamnycam regionem patentes. Ad Caesaream vero Palestinae ab Ierusalem quamvis aliqua reperriantur angusta et brevia aspera loca, precipue tamen planities camporum interpositis olivetis. Distant autem LXX milibus passuum. 1

Textual Note

Ed. Fraipont 1965

Translation

Around Jerusalem one sees that the land is rough and mountainous. From there to the north up to Arimathia the terrain proves to be rocky and rough in certain areas, and the valleys extending as far as the Thamnic region are full of thorny vegetation. But from Jerusalem to Caesarea Palestinae, although here and there can be found rough spots over narrow, short stretches, by and large the plains are flat, with olive trees spread about. The distance is 75 miles.

Translation Note

Trans. J. L. Rife

Works Cited

  • 1 Peter the Deacon, De locis sanctis (apud editionem Bedae venerabilis de locis sanctis), in Itineraria et alia geographica, ed. I. Fraipont, repr. 2008, Corpus Christianorum, series Latina 175 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1965), 245–80, ch: 5, section: 1.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
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How to Cite This Entry

Joseph L. Rife, “Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/309.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/309.

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Entry Title: Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1

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  • Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
  • Joseph L. Rife, editor, Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia
  • David A. Michelson, Daniel L. Schwartz, and William L. Potter, technical editor, “Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1”
  • Joseph L. Rife, entry contributor, “Peter the Deacon, Holy Places 5.1”

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