Geography

• Gabae . 1. A strongly fortified post in Sogdiana, mentioned in the invasion of that country by A
• Gabala a place in Galilee fortified by Herod the Great (Joseph. B. J. 15.9.5), supposed to be ide
• Gabali Gabali or GABALES (Γαβάλεις, Strab. p. 191). The Ruteni and the Gabales, says Strabo, bord
• Gabaza a district of Sogdiana apparently from the description of Curtius, who states that Alexand
• Gabiene one of the three eparchies into which Elymais was divided in ancient times: the other two
• Gabii Gabii (Γάβιοι: Eth. Γάβιος, Eth. Gabinus: Castiglione), an ancient city of Latium, situate
• Gabrantovici Gabrantovici Γαβραντουΐκων εὐλίμενος κόλπος is one of the notices in Ptolemy (2.3.6) of a
• Gabreta or GABRITA SILVA (Γαύβρητα, Γάβριτα, or Γάβρητα ὕλη), a range of mountains in Germany, men
• Gabromagus a town in the interior of Noricum, on the south of the river Anisus. It is identified by s
• Gabrosentum in Britain, probably the nominative form of the Gabrosente of the Notitia, and the Gabroce
• Gadar appears to have been a small place between Nisae and Antiocheia of Margiana. Rennell (Geog
• Gadara Eth. Gadareus, a city of Palestine, accounted the capital of Peraea by Josephus (B. J. 4.7
• Gadda a town of the tribe of Judah, mentioned only in Joshua (15.27). A village of this name is
• Gadeni Gadeni (Γαδηνοί), in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3.10) as lying to the north of the D
• Gades the Latin form of the name which, in the original Phoenician, was GADIR (or GADDIR), and i
• Gaditanum Fretum Fretum (Straits of Gibraltar), the well-known channel connecting the Mediterranean and Atl
• Gaesus GESSUS (Γαίσων), a small river in Ionia, near Mount Mycale and the town of Priene. (Plin.
• Gaetulia a country in the NW. of Libya, S. of Mauretania and…
• Gagae a town on the south-east coast of Lycia, from which the Gagates lapis derived its name. (P
• Gagana Gaganae Gaganae a station in Dacia, on the road from Orsova to the frontier of Moldavia, which the
• Galaesus or GALESUS (Γαλαῖσος, Pol.), a small river of Calabria, flowing into the gulf of Tarentum,
• Galaria a city of Sicily, which, according to Stephanus, was founded by the…
• GALATIA, Gallograecia, Galateia Gallograecia, Galateia. GALATIA (Γαλατία, Γαλατική, Gallograecia). Eth. Γαλάται. The histo
• Galava in Britain, mentioned in the 10th Itinerary, which runs-- Iter a Clanoventa Mediolano M. P
• Galepsus . 1. Hdt. 7.122, a town on the N. coast of the peninsula of Sithonia, which Colonel Leake
• Galiba a promontory on the northern coast of the ancient Taprobane, or Ceylon, at no great distan
• Galindae mentioned by Ptolemy (3.5.21) in connection with the Venedae, Sudini, and Stavani. There c
• Gallaecia or CALLAECIA (Καλλαικία, Καλαικία: Eth. Καλλαϊκοὶ, Callaïci, Callaeci, Gallaeci: Galicia a
• Gallia Cisalpina Cisalpina (Caes. Gal. 6.1), also called GALLIA CITERIOR (Caes. Gal. 1.54; Cic. de Invent.
• Gallia Transalpina Transalpina or simply GALLIA (ἡ Κελτικὴ, Γαλατία: Adj. Gallicus, Κελτικός, Γαλατικός). Gal
• Gallicus Sinus Sinus (ὁ Γαλατικὸς κόγπος, Strab. p, 137: Golfe. du Lion) was the Roman name of the bay of
• Gallinaria Silva Silva (Γαλλιναρία ὕλη, Strab. vi. p.243), a forest on the coast of Campania, occupying the
• Gallitae an Alpine people (Plin. Nat. 3.20), supposed to have been about the junction of the Estevo
• Gallus a small river of Bithynia, having its sources near Modra in the north of Phrygia, and empt
• Gamala a town of Palestine, frequently mentioned by Josephus, and from which the district Gamalit
• Gandarae (Γανδάραι, Ptol. 7.1.4; Steph. B. sub voce a widely extended people of Indian or Arianian
• Gangaridae a people who lived along the coast of the bay of Bengal, at the mouths of the Ganges, from
• Gangas GANGITES (Γάγγας, Γαγγίτης, Appian, App. BC 4.106), a river of Macedonia, which takes its
• Gange according to Ptolemy, the capital town of the Gangaridae, at the mouth of the Ganges. The
• Ganges 1. (ὁ Γάγγης, Strab. xv. pp. 686, 719, &c.; Ptol. 7.1.29, &c.; in Lat. Ganges,--is: Adj. Γ
• Gangeticus Sinus Sinus (Κόλπος Γαγγητικός, Ptol. 1.13.4, 7.1.16), the great gulf into which the Ganges flow
• Gangra a town of Paphlagonia, to the south of Mount Olgasys, and at a distance of 35 miles from P
• Ganodurum one of the two Helvetian cities mentioned by Ptolemy (2.9. s. 20). The termination dur see
• Ganus apparently a mountain fortress in Thrace, on the coast of the Propontis. (Xenoph. Anab. 7.
• Garamaei Garamaei (Eth. Γαραμαῖοι, Ptol. 1.12.5, 6.2.2), a tribe of ancient Assyria, who lived alon
• Garamantes Garamantes (Γαράμαντες), a great nation of Inner Africa. In the widest sense the name is a
• Garaphi Montes Montes (τὰ Γάραφα όρη), a mountain chain of Mauretania Caesariensis, forming a part of the
• Garbata Mons Mons (Γάρδατα ἢ τὸ Γάρδατον ὄρος, Ptol. 4.7. § § 26, 31), was the southern portion of the
• Garescus a place in Macedonia, probably somewhere in the head of the valley of the river Zygactes--
• Garganus a mountain and promontory on the E. coast of Italy, still called Monte Gargano, which cons
• Gargara one of the heights of Mount Ida in Troas (Hom. Il. 8.48, 14.292), which continued to bear
• Gargarius Locus Locus a place in Gallia Narbonensis, known only from an inscription of the time of Hadrian
• Gari Gari (Γάρι, Isid. Char. ap. Huds. vol. ii. p. 9), a small place in Ariana, most likely rep
• Garinaei Garinaei (Eth. Γαριναῖοι and Eth. Γαρηναῖοι), mentioned by Ptolemy (6.16.5) as a populatio
• Garites Garites a people of Aquitania (Caes. Gal. 3.27), who submitted to P. Crassus, B. C 56. The
• Garius a place on the coast of Paphlagonia, 80 stadia to the east of Callistratia. (Marcian Herac
• Garoceli Garoceli or GRAIOCELI, an Alpine people, who with the Centrones and Caturiges attacked Cae
• Garriannonum in Britain, mentioned in the Notitia as a station under the Comes Littoris Saxonici for th
• Garsaura a small town in Cappadocia from which the praefectura Garsauria or Garsauritis derived its
• Garumna . Tibullus (1.7, 11) calls this river Magnus Garumna: but Ausonius (Mosella, 5.483) makes
• Garumni Garumni an Aquitanian people mentioned by Caesar. [GARITES] It may be inferred from the na
• Gasandes Gasandes (Γασανδεῖς), an Arab tribe, mentioned by Diodorus Siculus (3.44), identical with
• Gasorus GAZORUS (Γάσωρος, Ptol. 3.13.31; Γάζωρος, Steph. B. sub voce a town of the Edoni in Macedo
• Gath one of the five principal cities of the Philistines (Josh. 11.22; 1 Sam. 5.8, vi 17), the
• Gatheae a town of Arcadia in the district Cromitis, situated upon the river Gatheatas (Γαθεάτας),
• Gaugamela (Γὰ Γαυγαμήλα, Ptol. 6.1.5; Steph. B. sub voce a small village of Assyria, about 12 miles
• Gaulanitis the name of a division of Palaestine, the limits of which are not very accurately defined
• Gaulopes Gaulopes an Arab tribe, mentioned only b Pliny (6.28), who places them, with the CHATENI a
• Gaulos an island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and the coast of Africa, separated only
• Gaura Mons Mons Part of the Jerusalem Itin. contains a route from Civitas Valentia (Valence), on the
• Gaurus Mons Mons a mountain of Campania, now called Monte Barbaro, in the immediate neighbourhood of P
• Gauzaca or GAZACA (Γαυζακα ἢ γαζάκη, Ptol. 6.18.4), a town seated in the district of the Paropamis
• Gaza a very ancient and important city of Palestine Proper, first mentioned in the southern bor
• Gaza 1. (Γάζα, Arrian, Arr. Anab. 4.2), a city or strongly fortified place in Sogdiana, taken b
• Gazaca the Palace of the Parthians, situated in a plain in Atropatene. The name in the earlier ed
• Gazelon or GADILON (Γαδιλών), a town in the north-west of Pontus, in a fertile plain between the r
• Gaziura a town in Pontus, on the river Iris, near the point where its course turns northwards. It
• Gazorum the same as Zagorum, Zagorus, or Zagora (Ζάψωρα, Ζάψωρον, Ζάψωρος), a town of Paphlagonia,
• Gebala GEBALENE (Γεβαληνή, Γαβαληνή), a people and district of that part of Arabia Petraea to whi
• Gederah GEDEROTH (Γάδηρα, Γαδηρώθ: Eth. Γαδαραθίιμ). There can be no doubt that the same place is
• Gedor one of the towns of Judah situated in the hill country. (Josh. 15.58; 1 Chron. 4.39.) Euse
• Gedrosia (Γεδρωσία, Strab. xv. pp. 721, 722, Ptol. 6.21.1, &c.; Κεδρωσία, Diod. 17.105: Eth. Γεδρώσ
• Geiduni Geiduni or GEIDUMNI, a people mentioned by Caesar as dependent on the Belgian nation of th
• Gela one of the most important Greek cities of Sicily, situated on the S. coast of the island,
• Gelae a warlike tribe who lived along the shores of the Caspian sea, in the district now called
• Gelbis a branch of the Mosel, mentioned by Ausonius in his poem (Mosella, 5.359):-- Te rapidus Ge
• Gelduba is described by Pliny (19.5) as a castellum Rheno impositum. It is mentioned by Tacitus se
• Geloni Geloni (Γελωνοί, Hdt. 4.108; Plin. Nat. 4.12; Amm. Marc. 31.2.14), a people associated wit
• Geminae in Gallia Narbonensis, a station in the Table on the road from Lucus (Luc) over the Cottia
• Geminiacum a place in North Gallia, on a route in the Antonine Itin. from Castellum (Cassel) to Colon
• Genabum a city of the Carnutes, a Celtic people. Ptolemy (2.8.13) places the Carnutae along the Se
• Genauni Genauni (Hor.; Eth. Γεναῦνοι, Strab.) or GENAUNES (Plin.), a fierce and warlike tribe (imp
• Genesium a place in the Argeia upon the Argolic gulf, S. of Lerna, and N. of the mountain pass, cal
• Genetes the name of a small river and harbour on the coast of Pontus, near Cotyora. (Strab. xii. p
• Genethlium . 1. A place near Troezen, where Theseus is said to have been born. (Paus. 2.32.9.) 2. In
• Geneva Caesar (Caes. Gal. 1.6) describes Geneva as the furthest town of the Allobroges, and neare
• Genua the chief maritime city of Liguria, situated on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, at the
• Genunii Genunii (Γενουνία ηοῖρα), in Britain, mentioned only by Pausanias, who states that Antonin
• Genusium a town of Apulia, not far from the frontiers of Lucania. It is mentioned by Pliny (3.11 s.
• Genusus a river of Illyricum, upon the lines of which Appius Claudius had his camp when he was emp
• Gephyra a place in Attica at the bridge over the Cephissus, on the sacred road from Athens to Eleu
• Gepidae GEPIDI (γήταιδες), one of the principal tribes of the Goths. They are first mentioned by V
• Geraestus a promontory of Euboea, forming the south-west extremity of the island, now called Cape Ma
• Gerandrus a town. of Cyprus near Soli, where a peculiar kind of marble was found. (Apoll. Dysc. Hist
• Gerar a town and country of the Philistines, situated between Cadesh and Shur, where Abraham and
• Gerasa a city of Coelesyria, according to Ptolemy (5.15); reckoned to the Decapolis by Pliny, for
• Gerasus a river of Dacia (Amm. Marc. 31.3.7), which Jornandes (de Get. 22) calls GRISSIA and the G
• Gerenia a town of Messenia, where Nestor was said to have been brought up after the destruction of
• Gergis GERGITHUS, GERGITHES (Γέρψις, Γέρψιθος, Γέρψιθες: Eth. Γερψίθιος), a town in Troas, on the
• Gergovia In most texts of Caesar's Gallic War (B. G. 7.9) there is mention made of Gergovia, a town
• Gerizim or GARIZIM (Γαριζίν, Γαριζείν). The general situation and appearance of Mount Gerizim are
• Germa also called Ἱερὰ Γέρμη, a town of Mysia, situated between the rivers Macestus and Rhyndacu
• Germania one of the great divisions of continental…
• Germanicopolis a town in Bithynia, no far from Prusa, was in earlier times called Helgas or Booscoete (i.
• Germanicum Mare Mare (Γερμανικὸς Ὠκεανός), the German Ocean, the sea between Great Britain in the west, an
• Germanii Germanii (Eth. Γερμάνιοι, Hdt. 1.125), one of the three agricultural tribes of the ancient
• Germihera a place in Dacia which, from its position in the Peutinger Table, must be sought for in th
• Geronthrae or GERANTHRAE (Γερόνθραι, Paus. 3.21.7, 22.6; Γεράνθραι, Paus. 3.2.6; Steph. B. sub voce Γ
• Gerrehaicus Sinus Sinus mentioned in connection with Gerrha only by Pliny (6.32), between the Sinus Capeus o
• Gerrha GERRHAEI (Γέρα, Γέρρα: Eth. Εγρραῖος), a town and people of Arabia Felix, on the Persian g
• Gerrhus This region must have…
• Gerrunium a fortress of Phaebates, a district of the Dassaretii on the Illyrian border of Macedonia,
• Gerulata or GERULATIS, a town in Pannonia, where a Roman frontier garrison was stationed. (It. Ant.
• Gerunda a small inland town of the Ausetani, in the NE. corner of Hispania Tarraconensis, on the S
• Gerunium a small town or fortress of Apulia, not far from Larinum, in which Hannibal established hi
• Gesdao or GESDAONE, as it appears in the oblique case in the Itin. Jerusalem; Gascido in the Tabl
• Geshur 1. A people of the south of Palestine, reckoned with the Philistines and Canaanites (Josh.
• Gesocribate a place in Gallia, which appears in the Table as the termination of a road from Juliomagus
• Gesonia Florus (4.12) says that Drusus established more than fifty forts along the banks of the Rh
• Gesoriacum or BONONIA (Bouloyne), a place on the NW. coast of Gallia. Mela says (3.2): From the Osism
• Gessorienses a civitas Latina, in the conventus of Tarraco and the province of Hispania Tarraconensis.
• Gevini Gevini (Γηουινοί), mentioned by Ptolemy as a population of European Sarmatia (3.5.24) lyin
• Gezer mentioned in Josh. 16.10 as a city of the Philistines, tributary to the Israelites of the
• Gibeah called also Gibeah of Benjamin (1 Sam. 13.2) and Gibeah of Saul (1 Sam. 11.4), Γαβαθσαούλη
• Gibeon (LXX. Γαβαών: Eth. Γαβαωνείτης the metropolis and royal city of the Hivites, strongly fort
• Gigonis Prom Prom (Γίγωνις ἄκρα, Etym. Mag. s. v. Ἠγωνίς, Ptol. 3.13.23), a promontory on the coast of
• Gilboa Mons Mons (Γελβουὲ ὄρος), a low mountain district to the south-east of the plain of Esdraelon,
• Gilgal the first station of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan, and, therefore, between Jer
• Giligammae (Γιλιγάμμαι, Hdt. 4.169; Γιλιγάμβαι, Steph. B. sub voce a Libyan people, who dwelt origina
• Gindanes Gindanes (Γίνδανες or Γινδᾶνες), a Libyan people, who dwelt W. of the MACAE and S. of the
• Gindarus a city of the Syrian district of CYRRHESTICA; an acropolis, and resort of robbers, accordi
• Girgashites Girgashites (Eth. Γεργεσαῖοι), one of the seven idolatrous nations descended from Canaan (
• Girgiri Girgiri, M. (τὸ Γίργιπι ἢ Γίργυρις ὄρος), a mountain of Libya Interior, above the Regio Sy
• Gitanae a town of Epirus, described by Livy as being near Corcyra, and about 10 miles from the coa
• Glanum is one of the five towns which Ptolemy (2.10.15) mentions in the country of the Salyes in
• Glaphyrae a town of Thessaly, mentioned by Homer along with Boebe and Iolcos (II. 2.712; comp. Steph
• Glaucanitae or GLAUSAE (Γλαυκανῖται, or Γλαῦσαι, Arrian, 5.20), the name of a people conquered by Alex
• Glaucus . There are no less than four rivers of this name in Asia Minor: 1. A tributary of the Pha
• Glisas an ancient town of Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the same line with Plataea (Il. 2.504),
• Glyppia or GLYMPIA (Γλυππία, Paus. 3.22.8), a village of Laconia, situated near the frontiers of A
• Gobaeum is placed by Ptolemy (2.8.1) in Gallia Lugdunensis, and it is the most western part of Gal
• Gogana a small place on the coast of Persis, to which the fleet of Nearchus came, at the mouth of
• Gogarene a canton of Armenia, which Strabo (xi p,. 528) places to the N. of the Cyrus. It is the sa
• Golgi Golgi (Γολγοί: Eth. Γόλγιος, Eth. Γολγία, Eth. Γολ<>ηίς, Steph. B. sub voce a town of Cypr
• Gomphi Gomphi (Eth. Γόμφοι, Strab. ix. p.437; Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Γομφός, Eth. Γομφεύς, Eth.
• Gonnus or GONNI (Γόννος, Herod., Strab.; Γόννοι, Polyb., Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Γόννιος, also Γ
• Gophna a town of Palaestine, situated in the country of Bernjamin. It gave its name to one of the
• Gordium a town of Bithynia, a little to the north of the river Sangarius, was in later times calle
• Gordiutichos a town in Caria, one day's march from Antioch. (Liv. 38.13.) Steph. B. sub voce says that
• Gorgon or URGO (Γοργόνη, Ptol. 3.1.78: Gorgona), a small island in the Tyrrhenian sea, between th
• Gortyn GORTYNA (Γορτύν, Γόρτυνα: Eth. Γορτύνιος), a town of Crete which appears in the Homeric po
• Gortynia a place in Macedonia which the host of Sitalces passed in their march between Idomene and
• Gortys or GORTYNA (Γόρτυς, Paus, 8.27.4; Γόρτυνα, Paus. 5.7.1, Pol. 4.60.3, Plin. Nat. 4.6. s. 10
• Gorya the capital of the small district of Goryaea (Γωρυαῖα, Ptol. 7.1.42), in the country at th
• Gorys a small town of Bactriana, near the junction of the Choaspes and Cophes. The passage in St
• Gothi Gothi, Eth. GOTONES, Eth. GOTHONES, Eth. GUTAE, Eth. GUTTONES (Eth. Γόπθοι, Γόττοι, Γοῦτθο
• Gothini Gothini or GOTINI, a tribe on the east of the Quadi and Marcomanni, that is, in the extrem
• Graccurris a town of the Vascones, in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the great road from Asturica to Tarr
• Gradum AD, or GRADUS, AD. The Maritime Itin. of the south coast of Gallia makes it a distance of
• Graecia the name given by the Romans to the country called HELLAS (Ἑλλάς: Eth. Ἕλλην, pl. Ἕλληνες;
• Gramatum a place in Gallia between Epamandurum and Larga [EPAMANDURUM]; but it is not certain that
• Grammium has placed to the SW. of Kavo-sídhero, but on Pashley's map it is identified with Eremopol
• Grande a station which the Jerusalem Itinerary places on the Egnatian Way, 14 M. P. from Cellae.
• Granicus a river in Troas which had its source in Mount Cotylus, a branch of Ida, and flowing throu
• Granis a small river of Persis, to which the fleet of Nearchus came. There seems no reason to dou
• Grannonum in Gallia, in Littore Saxonico, according to the Notitia Imp. Sanson supposed it to be Gra
• Granua a river in the extreme south-east of Germany, in the country of the Quadi, and emptying it
• Gratiana a town on the frontier of Illyricum, not far from Moesia. (Procop. Bell. Goth. 1.3, de Aed
• Gratiarum Collis Collis (ὁ λόφος ὁ Χαρίπων: M. Ghuriano), a well-wooded range of hills, in the Regio Syrtic
• Gravinum a station in Gallia, placed in the Table on a road from Juliobona (Lillebonne), which join
• Graviscae a town on the coast of Etruria, between Cosa and Castrum Novum. We have no account of its
• Grinnes a place in Northern Gallia, mentioned by Tacitus (Tac. Hist. 5.20) in his history of the i
• Grion a chain of mountains running parallel to Mount Latminos, on the western side of the Latmic
• Griselum a place in Gallia Narbonensis. Spon published an inscription found at the baths of Greoulx
• Grudii Grudii a people of North Gallia enumerated by Caesar (Caes. Gal. 5.39) as dependent on the
• Grumentum a city of Lucania, and one of the chief towns situated in the interior of that province. F
• Grumum a town of Apulia, in the Peucetian territory, the name of which is preserved only in that
• Grynium or GRYNIA (Γρύνιον, Γρύνεια: Eth. Γρυνεύς), one of the Aeolian cities in Asia Minor, 40 st
• Gugerni Gugerni Tacitus (Tac. Hist. 4.28), in his history of the insurrection of Civilis, speaks o
• Gulus a river of Mauretania Sitifensis, falling into the sea between Igilgilis and the mouth of
• Gumigi Gumigi (Κονουκίς, Ptol.: Bereshk), a city on the coast of Mauretania Caesariensis, 12 M. P
• Guntia 1. A town in Vindelicia, on the road leading from Campodunum to Augusta Vindelicorum. (Iti
• Gurgures Montes Montes a range of mountains. in Central Italy, known only from a passage in Varro, who tel
• Gurulis is the name given by Ptolemy (3.3.7) to two cities of Sardinia which he distinguishes as G
• Gurzubitae a fortress erected by Justinian in the Tauric Chersonese, the ruins of which are still see
• Guttalus a small river on the coast of the Baltic, which, according to Solinus (20), existed on the
• Gyaros or GYARA (Γύαρος, Strab., Steph. B. sub voce Gyarus, Tac.; τὰ Γύαρα, Arrian, Diss. 4.4; Gy
• Gygaeus Lacus Lacus (Γυγαία Λίμνμ: Mermere), a lake in Phrygia, on the road from Thyatira to Sardes, bet
• Gymnias a great, flourishing, and inhabited city, which the Ten Thousand reached, in seven marches
• Gynaecopolis was, according to the ancient geographers, the chief town of the Gynaecopolite nome, and…
• Gyndes a river which has been considered to belong in part to both Assyria and Susiana; as the up
• Gyrisoeni Gyrisoeni (Eth. Γυρισοίνοι), a people of Hispania Baetica, in the neighbourhood of Castulo
• Gyrton or GYRTONA (Γυρτών, Thuc., Polyb., Strab.; Γυρτώνη, Hom.: Eth. Γυρτώνιος: Tátdri), a town
• Gythium an ancient Achaean town in Laconia, situated near the head of the Laconian…
• Gythones Gythones (Γύθωνες, Ptol. 3.5.20), a Sarmatian people, situated to the W. of the Venedi, wh