Geography

• Labeatis Lacus Lacus a large lake of Roman Illyricum, situated to the N. of Scodra, the chief city of the
• Labicum or LAVICUM, sometimes also (Liv. 2.39, 4.45) Eth. LAVICI, (τὸ Λαβικός· Eth. Λαβικανός, Eth
• Labotas a small river of the plain of Antioch. (Strab. xvi. p.751.) It runs from the north, parall
• Labranda a village in the west of Caria, about 60 stadia from the town of Mylasa, to which the vill
• Labus or LABUTAS (Λάβος or Λαβούτας), a mountain range in the N. of Parthia, mentioned by Polybi
• Lacantis the name of a district in Cilicia Proper, above Tarsus, between the rivers Cydnus and Saru
• Lacedaemon a town in the interior of Cyprus. (Engel, Kypros, vol. i. p. 158.)
• Lacetani Lacetani (Λακετανοί), one of the small peoples of Hispania Tarraconensis, who occupied the
• Lachish a city to the south of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15.39), the capital of one of the petty k
• Laciaca or LACIACUM (in the Pent. Table it is called Laciacis), a town in the north-west of Noricu
• Lacibi Lacibi (Plin. Nat. 3.1. s. 3; Λακιβίς, Ptol. 2.4.11), a tributary town of Hispania Baetica
• Laciburgium a German town on the south coast of the Baltic, between the rivers Chalusus, and Suevus or
• Lacinium a promontory on the E. coast of the Bruttian peninsula, about 6 miles S. of Crotona. It fo
• Lacippo a tributary town of the Turduli in Hispania Baetica, near the shore of the Mediterranean…
• Lacmon the highest summit of Mount Pindus, the Zygós or ridge of Métzovo. This is…
• Laconia LACONICA, or LACEDAEMON, the south-easterly district of Peloponnesus. I. NAME. Its most an
• Lacringi Lacringi mentioned by Capitolinus (M. Antonin. 100.22), by Dio Cassius (81.12), and by Pet
• Lactarius Mons Mons (Γάλακτος ὄρος: Monte S. Angelo), was the name given by the Romans to a mountain in t
• Lactora in Gallia Aquitania, is placed by the Antonine Itin. on the road between Aginnum (Agen) an
• Lacus Felicis Felicis a place in Noricum, on the south of the Danube, 25 miles west of Arelape, and 20 m
• Lade the largest of a group of small islands in the Sinus Latmicus, close by Miletus, and oppos
• Ladicus a mountain of Gallaecia, the name of which occurs in ancient inscriptions, and is still pr
• Ladoceia a place in Arcadia, in the district Maenalia, and, after the building of Megalopolis, a su
• Ladon . 1. A river of Elis, flowing into the Peneius. [ELIS p. 817a.] 2. A river of Arcadia, flo
• Laeaei Laeaei (Eth. Λαιαῖοι), a Paeonian tribe in Macedonia, included within the dominion of Sita
• Laeaetani Laeaetani or LEËTANI (λαιαιτανοί, Ptol. 2.6. § § 18, 74; Λεητανοί, Strab. iii. p.159), a p
• Laederata a town in the north of Moesia, on the Danube, and a few miles east of Viminacium. In the N
• Laelia an inland city of the Turdetani, in the W. of Hispania Baetica, not far from Italica, is o
• Laepa a city of the Turdetani, on the coast of Baetica, a little E. of the mouth of the Anas (Gu
• Laestrygones Laestrygones (Λαιστρυγόνες), a fabulous people of giants, who are mentioned by Homer in th
• Laevi Laevi or LAÏ (Λάοι), a tribe of Cisalpine Gauls, who dwelt near the sources of the river P
• Lagania a village of the Tectosagae in Galatia, 24 miles to the east of Juliopolis. It is not ment
• Lagaria a small town of Lucania, situated between Thurii and the river Sybaris; which, according t
• Lagina a place in the territory of Stratoniceia, in Caria, contained a most splendid temple of He
• Lagni Lagni (Λαγνί), a town of the Arevacae, in Hispania Tarraconensis, mentioned only by Diodor
• Lagos a town in Phrygia, on the north-east of Mandropolis. (Liv. 38.15.) The town is mentioned o
• Lagusa an island in the Aegaean sea, the name of which occurs in Strabo between those of Sicinus
• Lagusa one of a group of small islands in the bay of Telmissus in Lycia, 5 stadia from Telmissus,
• Lagussae a group of small islands off the coast of Troy, to the north of Tenedos (Plin. Nat. 5.38;
• Lalasis a district in Cilicia, extending along Mount Taurus, above the district called Selentis. P
• Lalenesis a small town in the district of Melitene in Armenia Minor, on the east of Zoropassus. Its
• Lamasba a city of the Massylii, in the interior of Numidia, near the confines of Mauretania, 62 M.
• Lamber or LAMBRUS, a river of Northern Italy, in Gallia Transpadana, noticed by Pliny among the a
• Lambese (Itin. Ant. pp. 32, 33,34,40: Tab. Peut.; Λάμβαῖσα, Ptol. 4.3.29; LAMBAESA, Inscr.; Lambae
• Lambriaca or LAMBRICA, a town of the Callaïci Lucenses in Gallaecia, near the confluence of the rive
• Lametini Lametini (Λαμητῖνοι), a city of Bruttium, mentioned only by Stephanus of Byzantium (s. v.)
• Lamia a town of the Malienses, though afterwards separated from them, situated in the district P
• Lamiacus Sinus Sinus (ὁ Λαμιακὸς κόλπος), a name given by Pausanias to the Maliac gulf, from the importan
• Laminium a town of the Carpetani (according to Ptolemy, though some suppose it to have belonged rat
• Lamotis a district on the eastern coast of Cilicia Aspera, between the rivers Calycadnus and Lamus
• Lampas a harbour on the E. coast of the Tauric Chersonese, 800 stadia from Theodosia, and 220 sta
• Lampatae or LAMPAGAE (Λαμπάται or Λαμπᾶγαι, Ptol. 7.1.42), a small tribe who lived among the offsho
• Lampe a town in Crete, also called Lappa. [LAPPA] Besides this town Stephanus B. (s. v.) mention
• Lamponeia or LAMPONIUM (Λαμπώνεια, Λαμπώνιον an Aeolian town in the south-west of Troas, of which no
• Lampsacus sometimes also called Lampsacum (Cic. in Verr. 1.24; Pomp. Mela, 1.19), was one of the mos
• Lamus a village of Cilicia, at the mouth of the river Lamus, from which the whole district deriv
• Lamyron a great harbour near Cape Heraclium, on the coast of Pontus, not far from Themiscyra. (Ano
• Lance or LANCIA (Λαγκία, D. C. 53.25, 29; Flor. 4.12; Oros. 6.21), or LANCIATUM (Λαγκίατον, Ptol
• Langobardi Langobardi, LONGOBARDI (Eth. Λαγγοβάρδοι, Eth. Λογγοβάρδοι, also Λαγγοβάρδαι and Λογγοβάρδ
• Lanuvium an ancient and important city of Latium, situated on a lofty hill forming a projecting spu
• Laodiceia LAODICEA, AD LYCUM (Λαοδίκεια πρὸς τῷ Λν́κῶ: Eski Hissar), a city in the south-west of Phr
• Laodiceia AD LIBANUM (Λαοδίκεια ἡ πρὸς Λιβάνῳ), mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p.755) as the commencement
• Laodiceia AD MARE, a city of Syria, south of HERACLEIA [Vol. I. p. 1050], described by Strabo (xvi.
• Laodiceia . 1. A town in Media, founded by Seleucus Nicator, along with the two other Hellenic citie
• Laodiceia Combusta Combusta Λαοδίκεια κατακεκαυμένη or κεκανμένη), one of the five cities built by Seleucus I
• Lapathus LAPETHUS (Λάπαθος, Strab. xiv. p.682; Λάπηθος, Ptol. 5.14.4; Plin. Nat. 5.31; Ληπηθίς, Scy
• Lapathus a fortress in the north of Thessaly, near Tempe, which Leake identifies with the ancient c
• Lapidei Campi Lapidei Campi or LAPIDEUS CAMPUS (πεδίον λιθῶδες, λίθινον πεδίον), in Gallia Narbonensis.
• Lappa LAMPA (Λάππα, Ptol. 3.17.10; Λάμπα, Λάμπαι, Hierocl.; Λάμπη, Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Λαππ
• Lapurdum in Gallia. This place is only mentioned in the Notitia of the Empire, which fixes it in No
• Laranda one of the most important towns of Lycaonia, 400 stadia to the south-east of Iconium. Stra
• Lares (Sal. Jug. 90, where Laris is the acc. pl.: Λάρης, Ptol. 4.3.28: the abl, form LARIBUS is
• Larga in Gallia, is placed by the Anton. Itin. between the two known positions of Epamanduodurum
• Larica a rich commercial district on the extreme of India, described by Ptolemy as being between
• Larinum a considerable city in the northern part of Apulia…
• Larissa a name common to many Pelasgic towns, and probably a Pelasgic word signifying city. (Comp.
• Larissa . 1. A town in the territory of Ephesus, on the north bank of the Caystrus, which there fl
• Larissa a town of Assyria, at no great distance from the left bank of the Tigris, observed by Xeno
• Larissa a city of Syria, placed by Ptolemy in the district of Cassiotis, in which Antioch was situ
• Larius Lacus Lacus (ἡ Λάριος λίμνη: Lago di Como), one of the largest of the great lakes of Northern It
• Larix or LARICE, a place on the southern frontier of Noricum, at the foot of the Julian Alps, an
• Larnum a small coast river in the territory of the LAEËTANI, in Hispania Tarraconensis, falling i
• Larymna the name of two towns in Boeotia, on the river Cephissus, distinguished as Upper and Lower
• Las one of the most ancient towns of Laconia, situated upon the western coast of the Laconian
• Lasaea a city in Crete, near the roadstead of the Fair Havens. (Acts, 27.8.) This place is not me
• Lasion the chief town of the mountainous district of Acroreia in Elis proper, was situated upon t
• Lassora a town of Galatia, mentioned in the Peut. Tab. as 25 miles distant from Eccobriga, whence
• Lastigi Lastigi a town of Hispania Baetica, belonging to the conventus of Hispalis (Plin. Nat. 3.1
• Lasus a town of Crete, enumerated by Pliny (4.12) among his list of inland cities. A coin with t
• Lathon (Λαθων, Strab. xvii. p.836, where the vulgar reading is Λάδων; comp. xiv. p. 647, where he
• Lathrippa an inland town of Arabia Felix, mentioned by Ptolemy (6.7.31), which there is no difficult
• Latium was the name given by the Romans to a district or region of Central Italy, situated on the
• Latmicus Sinus Sinus (δ Λατμικὸς κόλπος), a bay on the western coast of Caria, deriving its name from Mou
• Latmus a mountain of Caria, rising at the head of the Latmic bay, and stretching along in a north
• Latobrigi Latobrigi When the Helvetii determined to leave their country (B.C. 58), they persuaded th
• Latopolis or LATO (Λατόπολις, Strab. xvii. pp. 812, 817; πόλις Λάτων, Ptol. 4.5.71; Λάττων, Hierocl.
• Latovici Latovici (Eth. Λατόβικοι, Ptol. 2.15.2), a tribe in the south-western part of Pannonia, on
• Laugona the modern Lahn, a river of Germany, on the east of the Rhine, into which it empties itsel
• Laumellum a town of Gallia Transpadana, not mentioned by Pliny, but placed by Ptolemy, together with
• Laureata a place on the coast of Dalmatia, which was taken by the traitor Ilaufus, for Totila and t
• Laurentum an ancient city of Latium, situated near the sea-coast between Ostia and Lavinium, about…
• Lauretanus Portus Portus a seaport on the coast of Etruria, mentioned only by Livy (30.39). From this passag
• Lauri Lauri a place in North Gallia, on a road from Lugdunum Batavorum (Leiden) to Noviomagus (N
• Lauriacum or LAUREACUM, a town in the north of Noricum, at the point where the river Anisius empties
• Laurium a range of hills in the…
• Lauron a town of Hispania Tarraconensis, near Sucro, and not far from the sea. Though apparently
• Laus Pompeia Pompeia sometimes also called simply LAUS (Eth. Laudensis: Lodi Vecchio), a city of Gallia
• Lausonius Lacus Lacus in the country of the Helvetii. The Antonine Itin. has a road from Mediolanum (Milan
• Lautulae or AD LAUTULAS (αἱ Λαύτολαι, Diod.), is the name given by Livy to the pass between Tarraci
• Lavatrae a station in Britain, on the road from Londinium to Luguvallum, near the wall of Hadrian,
• Lavianesine or LAVINIANESINE (Λαουιανσηνή, Strab. xii. p.534; Λαουινιανή, Ptol. 5.7.9), the name of on
• Lavinium an ancient city of Latium, situated about 3 miles from the sea-coast, between Laurentum an
• Lavisco or LABISCO, in Gallia Narbonensis, appears on a route from Mediolanum (Milan) through Dara
• Lazi Lazi (Eth. Λἁσοι, Eth. Arrian, Peripl. p. 11; Plin. Nat. 6.4; Λᾶζαι, Ptol. 5.10.5), one am
• Leandis a town in the eastern part of the strategy of Cataonia, in Armenia Minor, 18 miles to the
• Leanites Sinus Sinus (Λεανίτης κόλπος), a bay on the western side of the Persian Gulf, so named from the
• Lebadeia a town near the western frontier of Boeotia, described by Strabo (ix. p.414) as lying betw
• Lebaea an ancient city in Upper Macedonia, and the residence of the early Macedonian kings, menti
• Lebedontia a town upon the coast of Hispania Tarraconensis, situated upon the mountain Sellus, at no
• Lebedos an ancient city on the western coast of Asia Minor, 90 stadia to the east of Cape Myonnesu
• Leben or LEBENA (Λέβηνα, Ptol. 3.17.4; Stadiasm.; Plin. Nat. 4.12; Λεβήνη, Paus. 2.26.7; Ledena,
• Lebinthus a small island in the Aegaean sea, one of the Sporades, NE. of Amorgus, between which and
• Lebonah a town of Palestine, north of Shiloh, identified by Maundrell with Leban, a village 4 hour
• Lectoce AD, in Gallia Narbonensis, is placed by the Jerusalem Itin. after Arausio (Orange), and xi
• Lectum a promontory in the south-west of Troas, opposite the island of Lesbos. It forms the south
• Lecythus a town in the peninsula of Sithonia in Chalcidice, not far from Torone, with a temple to A
• Lederata or LAEDERATA (Λεδεράτα and Λιτερατά), a fortified place in Upper Moesia, on the high road
• Ledon a town of Phocis, north of Tithorea, the birthplace of Philomelus, the commander of the Ph
• Ledron a place in Cyprus, near Leucosia, which the ecclesiastical writers mention as a bishop's s
• Ledus or LEDUM, as Mela (2.5) names it, a small river of Gallia Narbonensis. Festus Avienus (Ov.
• Legae a people on the shores of the Caspian, situated between Albania and the Amazones, and belo
• Legedia in Gallia, is placed by the Table on a road from Condate (Rennes) to Coriallum, perhaps Ch
• Legeolium a town in Britain, mentioned in the Itinerary. At Castleford, in Yorkshire, the road from
• Legio a town of Palestine mentioned by Eusebius and S. Jerome. Its importance is intimated by th
• Legio VII Legio VII, GEMINA (Itin. Ant. p. 395; Λεγίων ζ Γερμανική, Ptol. 2.6.30: Leon), a Roman cit
• Lehi Lehi or more fully RAMATHLEHI, a place in the south of Palestine, the name of which is der
• Leimone the later name of the Homeric ELONE (Ἠλώνη), according to Strabo, was a town of Perrhaebia
• Leinum a town of Sarmatia Europaea, which Ptolemy (3.5.29) places on an affluent of the Borysthen
• Lelamnonius Sinus Sinus in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3) as lying between the aestuary of the Clota (C
• Lelantus Campus Campus (τὸ Λήλαντον πεδίον), a fertile plain in Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, which
• Leleges Leleges (Λέλεγες), an ancient race which was spread over Greece, the adjoining islands, an
• Lemanis Portus Portus (Καινὸς λιμήν, Ptol. 2.3.4), one of the chief seaports of Britain, situated in the
• Lemanus or LEMANNUS LACUS (Λεμάνος, Λεμάνη Λίμνη: Leman Lake or Lake of Geneva). Caesar says (B. G
• Lemincum in Gallia Narbonensis, is placed in the Table and the Antonine Itin. on a road from the Al
• Lemnos one of the larger islands in the Aegaean sea, situated nearly midway between Mount Athos a
• Lemovices Lemovices (Λεμόβικες, Strab. p.190; Λεμουίκοι, Ptol. 2.7.10), a Gallic people who were bou
• Lemovii Lemovii a German tribe, mentioned by Tacitus (Germ. 43) as living with the Rugii on the co
• Lentia a small place in Noricum on the Danube, on the road from Laureacum. According to the Notit
• Lentienses Lentienses the southernmost branch of the Alemanni, which occupied both the northern and s
• Lentulae or LENTOLAE, a place in Upper Pannonia, on the principal highroad leading through that cou
• Leon 1. A point on the S. coast of Crete, now Punta di Lionda. (Ptol. 3.17.4; Höck, Kreta, vol.
• Leontes a river of Phoenicia, placed by Ptolemy between Berytus and Sidon (5.15, p. 137); consiste
• Leontini Leontini (Eth. Λεοντῖνοι: Eth. Λεοντῖνος: Eth. Leontinus), a city of Sicily, situated betw
• Leontium a town of Achaia, was originally not one of the 12 Achaean cities, though it afterwards be
• Leontopolis the capital of the Leontopolite nome in the Delta of…
• Lepetymnus a mountain in the northern part of Lesbos, near Methymna. Plehn states (Lesbiac. Lib. p. 9
• Lepido TON-POLIS (Λεπιδωτῶν ἢ Λεπιδωτὸν πόλις, Ptol. 4.5.72), a town in Upper Egypt, situated in
• Lepinus Mons Mons is the name given by Columella (10.131), the only author in whom the name is found, t
• Lepontii Lepontii (Eth. Ληπόντιοι, Strab., Ptol.), an Alpine people, who inhabited the valleys on t
• Lepreum the chief town of Triphylia in Elis, was situated in the southern part of the…
• Lepsia a small island of the Icarian sea, in the north of Leros, and opposite to the coast of Car
• Lepte the modern Ras-el-Auf, in lat. 23° N., was a headland of Upper Egypt, upon the confines of
• Leptis a town of Hispania Baetica, mentioned only in the Bell. Alex. 57, where the word is perhap
• Leptis Magna Magna (ἡ Λέπτις μεγάλη, Λεπτιμάγνα, Procop. B. 5.2.21; also Λέπτις, simply; aft. Νεάπολις;
• Lerina and LERON. Strabo (p. 185) says: After the Stoechades are Planasia and Leron (ἡ Πλανασία κ
• Lerna or LERNE (Λερνα, Λέρνη), the name of a marshy district at the south-western extremity of t
• Leros a small island of the Aegean, and belonging to the scattered islands called Sporades. It i
• Lesbos (Λέσβος: Eth. and Adj. Λέσβιος, Λέσβικός, Λεσβιακός, Lesbius, Lesbicus, Lesbiacus: fem. Λε
• Lesora Mons Mons (Mont Lozère), a summit of the Cévennes, above 4800 feet high, is mentioned by Sidoni
• Lessa a village of Epidauria, upon the confines of the territory of Argos, and at the foot of Mo
• Lesura a branch of the Mosella (Mosel), mentioned by Ausonius (Mosella, 5.365). He calls it exili
• Lete a town of Macedonia, which Stephanus B. asserts to have been the native city of Nearchus,
• Lethaeus the large and important river which watered the plain of Gortyna in Crete, now the Malogni
• Lethaeus a small river of Caria, which has its sources in Mount Pactyes, and after a short course f
• Letopolis a town in Lower Egypt, near the apex of the Delta, the chief of the nome Letopolites…
• Letrini Letrini (Λέτρινοι, Paus.; Λετρίνα, Xen.), a town of Pisatis in Elis, situated near the sea
• Leuca a small town of Calabria, situated close to the Iapygian promontory, on a small bay immedi
• Leuca the name given by Pomponius Mela (1.16), to a district on the west of Halicarnassus, betwe
• Leucae or LEUCE (Λεῦκαι, Λεύκη) a small town of Ionia, in the neighbourhood of Phocaea, was situa
• Leucae a town of Laconia situated at the northern extremity of the plain Leuce, now called Phinik
• Leucarum a town in Britain, mentioned in the Itinerary as being 15 miles from Isca Dumnuniorum, and
• Leucas a place in Bithynia, on the river Gallus, in the south of Nicaea, is mentioned only by Ann
• Leucas LEUCADIA (Λευκάς, Thuc., Xen., Strab.; Λευκαδία, Thuc. Liv.: Eth. Λευκάδιος, an island in
• Leucata a part of the coast of Gallia Narbonensis: ultra (lacum Rubresum) est Leucata, littoris no
• Leuce 1. An island lying off Cydonia, in Crete (Plin. Nat. 4.12), which Mr. Pashley (Trav. vol.
• Leuce PR. (Λευκὴ ἀκτή), a promontory of MARMARICA in N. Africa, W. of the promontory Hermaeum. O
• Leuce Acte Acte (Λευκὴ ἀκτή), a port on the coast of Thrace, between Pactye and Teiristasis, which is
• Leuci Leuci (Λευκοί), a Gallic people (Strab. p. 193; Ptol. 2.9.13; Caes. Gal. 1. 40), between t
• Leuci Montes Montes or ALBI MONTES (τὰ Λευκὰ ὄρη, Strab. x. p.479; Ptol. 3.17.9), the snow-clad summits
• Leucolla a promontory on the south-east of Pamphylia, near the Cilician frontier. (Plin. Nat. 5.26;
• Leucolla a harbour of Cyprus, N. of Cape Pedalium. It is referred to in Athenaeus (v. p. 209, where
• Leuconium . 1. A place mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary (p. 260) in the south of Pannonia, on the
• Leucopetra a promontory of Bruttium, remarkable as the extreme SW. point of Italy, looking towards th
• Leucophrys a town in Caria, apparently in the plain of the Maeander, on the borders of a lake, whose
• Leucosia a small island off the coast of Lucania, separated only by a narrow channel from the headl
• Leucosia a city of Cyprus, which is mentioned only by Hierocles and the ecclesiastical historian So
• Leucosyri Leucosyri (Eth. Λευκόσνροι), the ancient name of the Syrians inhabiting Cappadocia, by whi
• Leucothees Fanum Fanum (Λευκοθέας ἱερόν), a temple and oracle in the district of the Moschi in Colchis. Its
• Leuctra . 1. Adj. Leuctricus, a village of Boeotia, situated on the road from Thespiae to Plataea
• Leuni Leuni (Eth. Λεῦνοι), a tribe of the Vindelici, which Ptolemy (2.13.1) places between the R
• Leuphana a town mentioned by Ptolemy (2.11.27) in the north of Germany, on the west of the Elbe; it
• Leutuoanum a place in Pannonia Superior, 12 Roman miles east of Mursa, on the road from Aquileia to S
• Levaci Levaci a people in Caesar's division of Gallia, which was inhabited by the Belgae. The Lev
• Levae Fanum Fanum in Gallia Belgica is placed by the Table on the road from Lugdunum Batavorum (Leiden
• Levo NI(Λευῶνοι), a tribe mentioned by Ptolemy (2.11.35) as dwelling in the central parts of th
• Lexovii Lexovii (Eth. Ληξόβιοι, Strab. p. 189; Ληξούβιοι, Ptol. 2.8.2), a Celtic people, on the co
• Liba a small place in Mesopotamia, mentioned by Polybius (5.51) on the march of Antiochus. It w
• Libanus Mons Mons (Λίβανος ὄρος), in Hebrew LEBANON (HEBREW), a celebrated mountain range of Syria, or,
• Libarna a city of Liguria, which is mentioned by Pliny among the nobilia oppida that adorned the i
• Libethra LIBETHRUM (Λιβήθρα: Eth. Λιβήθριος), a town of Macedonia in the neighbourhood of Dium. It
• Libicii Libicii or LIBICI (Eth. Λεβέκιοι, Pol.; Λιβικοί, Ptol.), a tribe of Cisalpine Gauls, who i
• Libisosona (cognomine Foroaugustana, Plin. Nat. 3.3. s. 4; Inser. ap. Gruter, p. 260. no. 3; Libisona
• Libnath generally mentioned in connection with Lachish, from which it could not be far distant [LA
• Libnius a river in Ireland, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.2.4) as on the west coast, == the river that f
• Libria or LIRIA, a river of Gallia Narbonensis, which Pliny (3.4) mentions after the Arauris (Hér
• Libum a town in Bithynia, distant according to the Itin. Anton. 23, and according to the Itin. H
• Liburni Liburni (Λιβυρνοί, Scyl. p. 7; Strab. vi. p.269, vii. p. 317; Appian, App. Ill. 12; Steph.
• Liburnum or LIBURNI PORTUS, a seaport on the coast of Etruria, a little to the S. of the Portus Pis
• Liburnus Mons Mons a mountain in Apulia, mentioned only by Polybius, in his description of Hannibal's ma
• Libya was the general appellation given by the more ancient cosmographers and historians to that
• Libycum Mare Mare (τὸ Λιβυκὸν πέλαγος, πόντος Λιβύης), was the name applied to that part of the Mediter
• Libyphoenices Libyphoenices (Λιβυφοίνικες, sometimes, spelt Λιβοφοίνικες, a portion of the population of
• Libyssa a town on the north coast of the Sinus Atacenus in Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Ch
• Licatii Licatii or LICATTII (Eth. Λικάτιοι, or Eth. Λικάττιοι), a tribe of the Vindelici, dwelling
• Lichades a group of three small islands between. the promontory of Cenaeum. in Euboea and that of C
• Licias LICUS (Λικίας:: Lech), a small river in Vindelicia. (Ptol. 2.12.2, 13.1; Ven. Fort. Vit. S
• Lide a mountain in Caria, in the neighbourhood of Pedasus. In the war of Cyrus against the Cari
• Ligauni Ligauni a people of Gallia Narbonensis, mentioned by Pliny (3.4): Regio Oxubiorum Ligaunor
• Liger LIGERIS (Λείγηρ, Λιγείρ: Loire a river of Gallia, which has the largest basin of all the F
• Liguria (Λιγουρία, Ptol.; but in earlier Greek writers always ἡ Λιγυστλκή: the people were called
• Ligusticum Mare Mare (το Λιγυστικὸν πέλαγος, Strab. ii. p.122), was the name given in ancient times to tha
• Lilaea a town of Phocis, situated at the foot of Mount Parnassus, and at the sources of the Cephi
• Lillium or LILEUM (Λιλλιν, Λιγεόν), a commercial place (emporium) on the coast of Bithynia, 40 sta
• Lilybaeum a city of Sicily, situated on the promontory of the same name, which forms the extreme W.
• Limenae also called LIMNOPOLIS (Λιμνῶν πόλις), a place in the north of Pisidia, which is mentioned
• Limenia a town of Cyprus, which Strabo (x. p.683) places S. of Soli. It appears from some ecclesia
• Limigantes Limigantes The ordinary account of the Limigantes is as follows. In A.D. 334--337, the Sar
• Limites Romani Limites Romani sometimes simply LIMES or LIMITES, is the name generally applied to the lon
• Limnae a place on the frontiers of Messenia and Laconia, containing a temple of Artemis Limnatis,
• Limnaea 1. (Λιμναία· Eth. Λιμναῖος: Kervasará), a town in Acarnania at the SE. corner of the Ambra
• Limnus an island off the coast of Ireland, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.2), as lying to the east of Ir
• Limonum or LEMONUM (Λίμονον, Ptol. 2.7.6: Poitiers), the capital of the Pictones or Pictavi, one o
• Limyra a town in the southern part of Lycia, on the river Limyrus, twenty stadia above its mouth.
• Limyrus a river on the south coast of Lycia, which, after receiving the waters of its tributary Ar
• Lindum . 1. A town in Britain; the modern Lincoln. Ptolemy (2.3.20) assigns Lindum and Rage, or R
• Lindus (Λίνδος: Eth. Λίνδιος: Lindos, one of the most important and most ancient towns in the isl
• Lingones Lingones (Eth. Λίγγονες). The form Eth. Λόγγωνες in Ptolemy (2.19.9) may probably be a cop
• Lingones Lingones (Λίγγωνες, Pol.), a tribe of Cisalpine Gauls, without doubt a colony or offset of
• Linus a place on the coast of Mysia, on the Propontis, between Priapus and Parium; it is noticed
• Lipara the largest and most important of the group of the Aeolian islands, between the coast of S
• Liparis a small river in the east of Cilicia, which emptied itself into the sea at Soli, and was b
• Lipaxus a town of Crusis, or Crossaea, in Macedonia, mentioned only by Hecataeus (Steph. B. sub vo
• Liquentia a considerable river of Venetia, which rises in the Julian Alps to the N. of Opitergium (O
• Lirimiris a town in the north of Germany, between Marionis and Leuphana, about 10 miles to the north
• Liris one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little bel
• Lissa an island off the coast of Illyricum, placed by Pliny (3.30) over against Iadera. Uglian,
• Lissus a town on the S. coast of Crete, which the anonymous Coastdescriber places between Suia an
• Lista a very ancient city of Central Italy, which, according to Varro (ap. Dionys. 1.14), was th
• Listron a place in Epirus Nova, mentioned by Hierocles with a fortress ALISTRUS (Ἀλίστρος, Procop,
• Litana Silva Silva a forest in the territory of the Boians in Gallia Cispadana, memorable for the defea
• Litanobriga in Gallia, is placed by the Antonine Itin. between Caesaromagus (Beauvais) and Augustomagu
• Liternum a town on the sea-coast of Campania, between the mouth of the Vulturnus and Cumae. It was
• Lithrus the name of the northern branch of Mount Paryadres in Pontus, which, together with Mount O
• Liviana in Gallia Narbonensis, is placed by the Table and the Jerusalem Itin. between Carcaso (Car
• Lobetani Lobetani (Λωβητανοί), one of the lesser peoples in the NE. part of Hispania Tarraconensis.
• Locoritum a town on the river Main in Germany, and probably the same as the modern Lohr. (Ptol. 2.11
• Locri Locri (Λοκροί), sometimes called, for distinction's sake, LOCRI EPIZEPHYRII (Λοκροί Ἐπιζεφ
• Locris . The Locri were an ancient people in Greece, and were said to have been descended from th
• Logi Logi or LUGI (Eth. Λόγοι or Eth. Λοῦγοι), a people in North Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy
• Logia a river in Ireland, mentioned by Ptolemy as between the Vinderius and the Rhobogdian promo
• Loncium a place in the south of Noricum, on the right bank of the river Dravus, at the point where
• Londinium the capital of Roman Britain.…
• Londobris a small island, and the only one, belonging to the province of Lusitania, lay off the prom
• Longanus a river in the N. of Sicily, not far from Mylae (Milazzo), celebrated for the victory of H
• Longaticum a town in the S. of Pannonia Superior, on the road from Aquileia to Emona. Now Logatecz, a
• Longovicus a town in Britain, mentioned in the Notitia, and nowhere else. It was, probably, in the ne
• Longula an ancient city of Latium, which seems to have been included in the territory of the Volsc
• Longus in North Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3) as a river to the north of the Epidian Promon
• Lopadussa a small island off the E. coast of Africa Propria, opposite to the town of Thapsus, at the
• Loposagium in Gallia, is placed by the Table between Vesontio (Besançon) and Epamanduodurum (Mandeure
• Lopsica a town of Liburnia, which Ptolemy (2.16.2; comp. Plin. Nat. 3.25) places near the mouth of
• Lorium or LAURIUM, a village in Southern Etruria and station on the Via Aurelia, 12 miles from Ro
• Loryma a small fortified place with a port, close to Cape Cynossema, on the western-most point of
• Losa a station in Gallia Aquitania, placed by the Antonine Itin. on the road from Pompelo (Pamp
• Losorium a fortress in Lazica, built by Justinian (Procop. de Aed. 3.7), which Dubois de Montpereux
• Lotophagi Lotophagi (Eth. Λωτοφάγοι, i. e. lotus-eaters), a people on the N. coast of Africa, betwee
• Lotum in Gallia, is placed by the Antonine Itin. on a road from Juliobona (Lillebonne) to Rotoma
• Loxa in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3) as a river on the western coast of Scotland, north
• Luca a city of Etruria, situated in a plain at the foot of the Apennines, near the left bank of
• Lucania a province or district of Southern…
• Lucentum a city on the sea-coast of the Contestani in Hispania Tarraconensis, with the Latin franch
• Luceria an ancient and important city of Apulia situated in the interior of that country, about 12
• Lucopibia in North Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3) as one of the towns of the Novantae (Galloway
• Lucretilis Mons Mons (Monte Gennaro), a mountain in the land of the Sabines, whose name is known to us onl
• Lucrinus Lacus Lacus (ὁ Λοκρίνος κόλπος, Strab: Lago Lucrino), a salt-water lake or lagoon, adjoining the
• Lucus Angitiae Angitiae (Eth. Lucensis: Luco), a place on the W. shore of the lake Fucinus, in the territ
• Lucus Augusti Lucus Augusti a town in Gallia Narbonensis, and east of the Rhone, which Tacitus (Tac. His
• Lucus Augusti Lucus Augusti (Λοῦκος Λὐγούστον, Ptol. 2.6.24: Lugo), a city in the centre of Gallaecia, i
• Lucus Hecates Hecates (ἄλσος Ἑκάτης ἄκρον (Ptol. 3.5.7), the westernmost point of the peninsula of Hylae
• Ludias LYDIAS (Λυδίης, Hdt. 7.127; Λ̓υδίας, Eur. Bacch. 565; Scyl. p. 26; Ptol. 3.13.15; Λουδίας,
• Luentinum in Britain, mentioned by Ptolemy (2.3) as a town of the Dimetae, Maridunum (Caer-marthen)
• Lugdunum a Roman settlement in Gallia, at the junction of the Arar (Saône) and Rhodanus. It was in
• Lugdunum Batavorum Batavorum (Λουγόδεινον, Ptol. 2.9.4: Leiden). The two elements Lug and dun appear in the n
• Lugionum a town in the south of Pannonia Inferior, was the capital of a district. (Ptol. 2.16.5.) I
• Luguvallum or LUGUVALLIUM (Anton. Itin.), LUGUBALUM (Ravennas), now Carlisle. This town is not mentio
• Luna a city of Etruria, situated on the left bank of the Macra, a short distance from its mouth
• Lunae Montes Montes (Σελήνης ὄρος Αἰθιοπίας, Ptol. 4.8. § § 3, 6), from which mountains, and from the l
• Lunae Promontorium Promontorium (Σελήνης ὄρος ἄκρον, Ptol. 2.5.4), a headland on the W. coast of Lusitania, p
• Lunarium Promontorium Promontorium (Λουνάριον ἄκρον, Ptol. 2.6.19: C. Tordera, NE. of Barcelona), a headland on
• Lunna in Gallia, was on a road from Lugdunum (Lyon) to Augustodunum (Autun). The first station a
• Lupiae an ancient city of the Salentines, in the Roman province of Calabria.) situated on the hig
• Lupodunum a place on the river Nicer (Neckar) in Southern Germany. (Auson. Mosel. 423; Symmachus, p.
• Lupphurdum a town in the north of Germany. (Ptol. 2.11.28.) Its site is generally identified with Wit
• Luppia or LUPIA (ὁ Λουπίας: Lippe), a navigable river in the north-west of Germany, which was wel
• Luppia a place of considerable importance in the north of Germany, between the rivers Albis and V
• Lusi Lusi (Λουσοί, Paus., Steph. B. sub voce Λοῦσοι, Λουσσοί, τὰ Λοῦσσα, Schol. ad Callim. Dian
• Lusitania originally denoted the country of the Lusitani, but is commonly used…
• Lusones Lusones (Λούσωνες), the smallest of the four tribes into which the Celtiberians were divid
• Lussonium also called Lossunium, a town in Lower Pannonia, on the western bank of the Danube, a litt
• Lutetia Parisiorum Parisiorum (Λουκοτεκία, Ptol. 2.8.13; Λουκοτοκία, Strabo, p. 194), the city of the Parisii
• Luteva in Gallia Narbonensis, is placed by the Table, where the name is written Loteva, on a road
• Lutia a considerable town of the Arevacae, in Hispania Citerior, 300 stadia from Numantia, menti
• Luttomagus a place in North Gallia, according to the Table on a road from Samarobriva (Amiens) to Cas
• Luxia and the Anas (Guadiana; Plin. iii. l. s. 3).
• Luxovium This name appears on some inscriptions dug up at Luxeuil, in the French department of the
• Lycaeus or LYCEUS (τὸ Λύκαιον ὄπος, ὁ Λυκαῖος: Diofórti), a lofty mountain of Arcadia, in the dist
• Lycaonia a province of Asia Minor, bordering in the east on Cappadocia, in the south on Cilicia, in
• Lycastus a town of Crete, mentioned in the Homeric catalogue (Il. 2.647; comp. Pomp. Mela, 2.7.13;
• Lycastus or LYCASTUM (Λύκαστος), a very ancient town in Pontus, on a river bearing the same name. I
• Lychnidus the chief town of the Dassaretae in Illyricum. From its position on the frontier it was al
• Lychnitis 1. (Λυχνῖτις, ἡ Λυχνιδία λίμνη, Plb. 5.108), a lake of Illyricum, first mentioned by Scymn
• LYCIA or Lyceia or Lyceia. LYCIA (Λυκία: Eth. Λύκιος), a country on the south coast of Asia Minor, forming
• Lycoa a town of Arcadia in the district Maenalia, at the foot of Mt. Maenalus, with a temple of
• Lycopolis the name of two cities in Aegypt. 1. In the…
• Lycosura a town of Arcadia, in the district Parrhasia, at the foot of Mt. Lycaeus, and near the riv
• Lyctus LYTTUS (Λύκτος, Λύττος: Eth. Λύκτιος, Eth. Λύττιος Ptol. 3.17.10), one of the most conside
• Lycuria a village in Arcadia, which still retains its ancient name, marked the boundaries of the P
• Lycus is the name of a great many rivers, especially in Asia, and seems to have originated in th
• Lycus a river of Syria, between ancient Byblus and Berytus. (Strab. xvi. p.755; Plin. Nat. 5.20.
• Lycus a river of Sarmatia, which flows through the country of the Thyssagetae, and discharges it
• Lycus a river of Cyprus, W. of Amathus. At a little distance inland from Capo delle Gatte [CURIA
• Lydia a country in the western part of Asia Minor. Its boundaries varied at different times. Ori
• Lygii Lygii, LUGII, or LIGII (Λούγιοι, Λούιοι, Λύγιοι), is the general name for a number of smal
• Lyncestis the country of the LYNCESTAE (Λυγκησταί Thuc. 2.99, 4.83, 124; Strab. vii. pp. 323, 326),
• Lyrbe a town of Pisidia, mentioned by the poet Dionysius. There are coins of this place belongin
• Lyrceia or LYRCEIUM (ἡ Λύρκεια, Paus.; Λυρκεῖον, Soph. ap. Strab. vi. p. 271; in Strab. viii. p.37
• Lyrnessus . 1. A town often mentioned by Homer (Hom. Il. 2.690, 19.60, 20.92, 191), and described by
• Lysias a small town in Phrygia, between Synnada and Prymnessus. (Strab. xii. p.576; Plin. Nat. 5.
• Lysimachia . 1. A small town in Mysia, mentioned only by Pliny (5.22), in whose time it, no longer ex
• Lysimachia a town of Aetolia, situated upon the southern shore of the lake formerly called Hyria or H
• Lysinoe or LYSINIA (Λυσινία, Ptol. 5.5.5), a small town in the north of Pisidia, on the south of t
• Lysis a small river mentioned only by Livy (38.15), which had its sources near the town of Lagos
• Lystra a town of Lycaonia or Isauria, which is mentioned by Pliny (5.42: Eth. Lystreni) and Ptole
• Lytarnis a promontory in Northern Europe, mentioned by Pliny (6.12. s. 14). His text makes the prom