Unknown, Antonine Itinerary 197.5-199.10
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is directly attested at Unknown, Antonine Itinerary 197.5-199.10. 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 subroutes in the Middle East, including the road stretching 77 Roman miles from Caesarea to Eleutheropolis.

Item a Seriane Scythopoli Occara m.p. CCCXVIII Salaminiada m.p. XXIII Hemisa m.p. XVIII (198) Laudicia m.p. XVIII Libo m.p. XXXII Heliupoli m.p. XXXII Abila m.p. XXXVIII Damasco m.p. XVIII Aere m.p. XXXII Neve m.p. XXX Capitoliada m.p. XXXVI Gadara m.p. XVI Scytopoli m.p. XVI Item a Caesarea Eleuteropoli m.p. LXXVII (199) Betaro m.p. XXXI Diospoli m.p. XXVIII Eleuteropoli m.p. XVIII Item a Damasco Hemesam m.p. CLII Abila m.p. XXXVIII Heliupoli m.p. XXXII Conna m.p. XXXII Laudicia m.p. XXXII Hemesa m.p. XVIII

[Ed. Cuntz 1929]

Likewise from Seriane to Scythopolis Occara 318 miles Salaminias 23 miles Emesa 18 miles (198) Laodicea 18 miles Libo 32 miles Heliopolis 32 miles Abila 38 miles Damascus 18 miles Aere 32 miles Neve 30 miles Capitolias 36 miles Gadara 16 miles Scythopolis 16 miles Likewise from Caesarea to Eleutheropolis 77 miles (199) Betarus 31 miles Diospolis 28 miles Eleutheropolis 18 miles Likewise from Damascus to Emesa 152 miles Abila 38 miles Heliopolis 32 miles Conna 32 miles Laodicea 32 miles Emesa 18 miles [Trans. J. L. Rife]

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[...] 197.5-199.10

[* Antonine Itinerary 147.1-154.5

* Tabula Peutingeriana]

[Abila

Aere

Betaro (Bethther, Betthar)

Capitolias

Conna

Damascus

Diospoli (Diospolis, Lydda, Lod)

Eleutheropolis (Beth Govrin)

Emesa

Gadara

Heliopolis

Laodicea

Libo

Neve

Salaminias

Scythopolis

Scythopolis Occara

Seriane]

[none]

[Geography

Travel]