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Julius Honorius, Map of the World 6

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Context

We know nothing about the Late Antique geographer identified as Julius Honorius, whose work survives today in several manuscripts under the title Excerpt from his Globe, or The Continents (Excerpta eius sphaerae vel continentia). According to the authorial coda, a student compiled the work from the teachings of Honorius, who was ostensibly constructing a contemporary model of the world based on the much earlier global survey or “map of the world” (cosmographia) commissioned by Julius Caesar from four Greek scholars during his dictatorship (ca. 44 B.C.E.). Honorius’s globe systematically catalogs from East to West the major natural features, settlements, regional designations, and peoples in each of four quadrants defined by the globe’s watery limits, Oceanus. This passage lists the “towns” (oppida) of the East from China to Arabia, including Caesarea along the Phoenician to Palestinian coast, though some are ethnic or regional rather than civic designations.

Text

Oppida Oceani orientalis quae sunt: Seres oppidumTheriodes oppidumSigotani oppidumPalibothra oppidumAlexandropolis oppidumSallenites oppidumColice oppidumPatale oppidumPatalete oppidumTarchi oppidumTallone oppidumCopratis oppidumCarmaniae oppidumOrtaciae oppidumEuergetae oppidumPasargadae oppidumAriduli oppidumTarchi oppidumScythae Thuni oppidumDahae oppidumSalfamies oppidumBabyloniae oppidumChaldaei oppidumEudaemon oppidumNabataei oppidumSabaei oppidumMacae oppidumPersepolis oppidumAndis oppidumAugae oppidumSusiani oppidumPersis oppidumElymaei oppidumParapanodae oppidumAdiabena oppidumCarrha oppidumAlexandria oppidumNisibi oppidumArbaei oppidumCommagene oppidumDolicha oppidumPalmyra oppidumDamascos oppidumIordanes oppidumHeliupolis oppidumApamia oppidumAntiochia oppidumDaphne oppidumLaudicia oppidumByblos oppidumBerytos oppidumSidona oppidumTyros oppidumPtolemais oppidum Caesarea oppidumAscalona oppidumGaza oppidumOstracine oppidumScythopolis oppidumPhiladephia oppidumCyrupolis oppidumArabia oppidum 1

Textual Note

Ed. Riese 1878

Textual Note

Fullest version from Riese’s ms A of the 6th century (Codex Parisinus 4808).

Translation

Towns of the Eastern Ocean are the following: Seres townTheriodes townSigotani townPalibothra townAlexandropolis townSallenites townColice townPatale townPatalete townTarchi townTallone townCopratis townCarmaniae townOrtaciae townEuergetae townPasargadae townAriduli townTarchi townScythae Thuni townDahae townSalfamies townBabyloniae townChaldaei townEudaemon townNabataei townSabaei townMacae townPersepolis townAndis townAugae townSusiani townPersis townElymaei townParapanodae townAdiabena townCarrha townAlexandria townNisibi townArbaei townCommagene townDolicha townPalmyra townDamascos townIordanes townHeliupolis townApamia townAntiochia townDaphne townLaudicia townByblos townBerytos townSidona townTyros townPtolemais town Caesarea townAscalona townGaza townOstracine townScythopolis townPhiladephia townCyrupolis townArabia town

Translation Note

Trans. J. L. Rife

Works Cited

  • 1 Julius Honorius, Excerpta eius sphaerae vel continentia, in Geographi Latini minores, ed. Alexander Riese, repr. Hildesheim: Olms 1964 (Henniger: Heilbronn, 1878), xlviii + 174 pp, section: 6, p: 26-27.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
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Joseph L. Rife, “Julius Honorius, Map of the World 6,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/428.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Julius Honorius, Map of the World 6.” 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/428.

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Entry Title: Julius Honorius, Map of the World 6

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