Geography

• Jabbok a stream on the east of Jordan, mentioned first in the history of Jacob (Gen. 32.22). It f
• Jabesh a city of Gilead, the inhabitants of which were exterminated, during the early times of th
• Jaccetani Jaccetani (Ἰακκετανοί), the most important of the small tribes at the S. foot of the Pyren
• Jaezer a city of Gilead, assigned to the tribe of Gad by Moses. In Numbers (32.1), the land of Ja
• Januaria a promontory on the coast of Cilicia, near Serrepolis, between Mallus and Aegaea. (Stadias
• Jasonium a town in Margiana, at the junction of the Margus (Murgháb) and some small streams which f
• Jasonium a mountain in Media, which extended in a NW. direction from the M. Parachoatras (M. Elwend
• Jasonium a promontory on the coast of Pontus, 130 stadia to the north-east of Polemonium; it is the
• Jaxamatae a people who first appear in history during the reign of Satyrus III., king of…
• Jaxartes IAXARTES (6 ὁ Ἰαξάρτης), the river of Central Asia which now bears the name of Syr-Daria,
• Jazyges Jazyges, IAZYGES (Ἰαζυγες, Steph. B. sub voce Iazyx), a people belonging to the Sarmatian
• Jericho a strongly fortified city of the Canaanites, miraculously taken by Joshua, who utterly des
• Jerusalem Hierusalem, Ἱεροσόλυμα, Eth. Ἱεροσολυμίτης, the ancient capital of Palaestine, and the sea
• Jomanes the most important of the affluents of the Ganges, into which it flows near the city of Al
• Joppa (Ἰόππη, LXX.; Strab. xvi. p.759; Ptol. 5.16.2. The form Ιόπη, Steph. B. sub voce Dionys. A
• Jotabe an island in the Erythraean Sea, not less than 1000 stadia from the city of AELANA inhabit
• Jotapata (Ἰωτάπατα: Eth. Ἰωταπαρηνός, Steph. B. sub voce a city of Galilee, standing on the summit
• Jotape a small town of Cilicia, in the district called Selenitis, not far from Selinus. It is per
• Jovalia a town of Lower Pannonia, on the southern bank of the river Dravus. (Itin. Hieros. p. 562.
• Jovem AD, in Gallia Aquitania, a Mutatio on the road from Burdigala (Bordeaux) to Tolosa (Toulou
• Jovia a town in Lower Pannonia, south of the river Dravus, on the road from Poetovium to Mursa.
• Joviacum a town in Noricum, where a prae-fectus secundae Italicae militum Liburnariorum had his hea
• Jovis Mons Mons (Mongri, near A mpurias), a spur of the Pyrenees in Spain, running out into the Medit
• Jovis Mons Mons (τὸ Διὸς ὄρος, Ptol. 4.3.18; Zowan), a mountain of Africa Propria, between the rivers
• Jovis Pagus Pagus a town in the interior of Moesia, on the eastern bank of the Margus. (Itin. Hieros.
• Jovis Promontorium Promontorium (Δίος ἄκρα, Ptol. 7.4.4), a promontory mentioned by Ptolemy, at the S. end of
• Julia Joza Joza (Ἰουλία Ἰόζα), a city on the coast of Hispania Baetica, between Gades and Belon, colo
• Juliacum a town in Gallia Belgica. In the Antonine Itin. a road runs from Castellum (Cassel) throug
• Julianopolis a town in Lydia which is not mentioned until the time of Hierocles (p. 670), according to
• Juliobona a town in Gallia Belgica, is the city of the Caleti, or Caleitae as Ptolemy writes the nam
• Juliobriga the chief city of the Cantabri, in Hispania Tarraconensis, belonging to the conventus of C
• Juliomagus a town of the Andecavi, in Gallia Lugdunensis, and their capital. (Ptol. 2.8.8.) It is nam
• Juliopolis Aegypti Juliopolis Aegypti Pliny (6.23. s. 26) alone among ancient geographers mentions this place
• Julium Carnicum Carnicum (Ἰούλιον Κάρνικον, Ptol: Zuglio), a town of the Carni, situated at the foot of th
• Jurcae mentioned by Herodotus (4.22) as lying contiguous to the Thyssagetae, who lay beyond the B
• Justinianopolis 1. A city in Epeirus, formerly called Hadrianopolis. [HADRIANOPOLIS] 2. The later name of
• Juthungi Juthungi (Eth. ιούθουγγοι), a German tribe dwelling on the banks of the Danube. They are d
• Juttah a town of Judah (Josh. 15.55), appropriated to the priests; according to Eusebius (Onomast
• Juvavum JUVAVIA, a town in the interior of Noricum, on the left bank of the river Ivarus. It is th