Unknown, Antonine Itinerary 147.1-154.5
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is directly attested at Unknown, Antonine Itinerary 147.1-154.5. This passage was written ca. 200-222 C.E. possibly in Rome. The so-called Antonine Itinerary is an important geographical source from the middle years of the Roman Empire. Like other road maps, it traces the major routes for travel by land and sea between stops at measured intervals within Imperial territory. The epithet “Antonine” identifies the Itinerary as an official document under any regime between 138 and 222 C.E. (excepting Septimius Severus), though the scholarly consensus places it in the early 3rd century, quite possibly around the time of Caracalla’s journey to Egypt; additions were made at least until the reign of Diocletian, if not after. This passage lists the distances between stops along the coast from Antioch on the Orontes to Alexandria in Egypt.

Antiochia m.p. XVI (147) Platanos m.p. XXV Catela m.p. XXIV Laudicia m.p. XVI Gabala m.p. XVIII (148) Balanea m.p. XIII Antarado m.p. XXIIII Arcas m.p. XXXII Tripoli m.p. XVIII Biblo m.p. XXXII Berito m.p. XXIIII (149) Sidona m.p. XXX Tyro m.p. XXXIIII Ptolomaidam m.p. XXXII Sycamina m.p. XXIIII Caesarea m.p. XX (150) Betaro m.p. XVIII Diospoli m.p. XXII Iamnia m.p. XII Ascalona m.p. XX (151) Gaza m.p. XVI Rafia m.p. XXII Rinocorura m.p. XXII Ostracena m.p. XXIIII (152) Cassio m.p. XXVI Pentascino m.p. XX Pelusio m.p. XX Heracleas m.p. XXII Tanais m.p. XXII (153) Thumuis m.p. XXII Cyno m.p. XXV Taba m.p. XXX Andro m.p. XII (154) Nitine m.p. XII Hermoupoli m.p. XXIIII Chereu m.p. XXIIII Alexandriam m.p. XX

[Ed. Cuntz 1929]

Antiochia 16 miles (147) Platanos 25 miles Catela 24 miles Laudicia 16 miles Gabala 18 miles (148) Balanea 13 miles Antarado 24 miles Arcas 32 miles Tripoli 18 miles Biblo 32 miles Berito 24 miles (149) Sidona 30 miles Tyro 34 miles Ptolomaidam 32 miles Sycamina 34 miles Caesarea 20 miles (150) Betaro 18 miles Diospoli 22 miles Iamnia 12 miles Ascalona 20 miles (151) Gaza 16 miles Rafia 22 miles Rinocorura 22 miles Ostracena 24 miles (152) Cassio 26 miles Pentascino 20 miles Pelusio 20 miles Heracleas 22 miles Tanais 22 miles (153) Thumuis 22 miles Cyno 25 miles Taba 30 miles Andro 22 miles (154) Nitine 12 miles Hermoupoli 24 miles Chereu 24 miles Alexandriam 20 miles [Trans. J. L. Rife]

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[...] 147.1-154.5

[* Antonine Itinerary 197.5-199.10

* Tabula Peutingeriana]

[Alexandria

Andro

Antarado (Antaradus, Tartus, Tortosa, Tartous)

Antiochia (Antioch on the Orontes)

Arcas

Ascalona (Ashkelon)

Balanea

Berito (Berytus, Beirut)

Betaro (Bethther, Betthar)

Biblo (Byblos)

Cassio

Catela

Chereu (Chaireou)

Cyno

Diospoli (Diospolis, Lydda, Lod)

Gabala (Jableh)

Gaza

Heracleas

Hermoupoli (Hermoupolis)

Iamnia (Jamnia, Ibelin, Yibna, Yavneh)

Laudicia (Laodicea, Latakia)

Nitine

Ostracena (Ostrakine)

Pelusio (Pelusium)

Pentascino

Platanos

Ptolomaidam (Ptolemaïs, Akko, Acre)

Rafia

Rinocorura (Rhinocorura)

Sidona (Sidon)

Sycamina (Sykamina, Hefa, Efa, Haifa)

Taba

Tanais

Thumuis (Thmouis)

Tripoli

Tyro (Tyre)]

[none]

[Geography

Travel]