Geography

• Raamses was, according to D'Anville (Mém sur l'Egypte, p. 72), identical with Heroopolis in the De
• Ragando or RAGINDO, a town in the south-east of Noricum, on the great road leading from Celeia to
• Ragau a town mentioned by Isidorus in the district of Parthia called Apavarctene. It is probably
• Ramah . 1. A city of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned with Gibeon and Beeroth (Josh. 18.25), and
• Ramatha the form in which Josephus represents the name of Samuel's native city, Ramathaim Sophim (
• Rambacia a village of the Oritae, the first which was taken by Alexander the Great in his march wes
• Rame a place in Gallia Narbonensis, which the Itins. fix on the road between Embrodunum (Embrun
• Ramista or REMISTA, a place in Upper Pannonia, on the road running along the river Savus to Siscia
• Ramoth identical in signification with Râm and Ramah, equivalent in Hebrew to an eminence, and he
• Raphanaea a maritime town of Syria, only once named by Josephus, who states that the Sabbatic river
• Raphia (Ῥαφία, Ῥάφεια a maritime city in the extreme south of Palestine, between Gaza and Rhinoco
• Rapraua a small place on the coast of Gedrosia, between the river Arabis and the Portus Mulierum.
• Rarapia a town of Lusitania, on the road from Ossonoba to Ebora, and 95 miles N. of the former pla
• Rarassa a place which Ptolemy calls the metropolis of the Caspeiraei in India intra Gangem. Its ex
• Ratae a town of the Coritani in the interior of Britannia Romana, and on the road from London to
• Rataneum a town of Dalmatia, which was burnt by its inhabitants, when it was taken by Germanicus in
• Ratiaria a considerable town in Moesia…
• Ratiatum a town of the Pictones (Ptol. 2.7.6). Ptolemy mentions it before Limonum, and places it no
• Rauda a town of the Vaccaei in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the road from Asturica to Caesar Augus
• Rauraci Rauraci or RAURICI (Ῥαυρικοί). The form Raurici appears in Ptolemy (2.9.18), in Pliny (iv.
• Rauranum in Gallia, is placed by the Table and the Antonine Itin. on a direct road from Mediolanum
• Ravenna one of the most important cities of Gallia Cispadana, situated a short distance from the s
• Ravius a river on the W. coast of Hibernia, according to Camden (p. 1385) the Trobis. Others iden
• Reate an ancient city of the Sabines, and one of the most considerable that belonged to that peo
• Redintuinum a town in the northern part of the country occupied by the Marcomanni (Bohemia), is mentio
• Redones Redones (Ῥήδονες, Ῥηΐδονες), in the Celtogalatia Lugdunensis of Ptolemy (2.8.12), are plac
• Regia . 1. A place in the interior of Hibernia, no doubt so named by the Romans from its being a
• Regiana a town of Baetica, on the road from Hipsalis to Emerita. (Itin. Ant. p. 415.) Usually iden
• Regianum a place on the Danube in Moesia Inferior. It is probably the same place as the Augusta of
• Regillum a town of the Sabines mentioned by several ancient writers as the place of residence of At
• Regillus Lacus Lacus (ἡ Ῥηγίλλη λιμνη, Dionys.: Lago di Corsnufelle), a small lake in Latium, at the foot
• Reginea in Gallia Lugdunensis, is placed in the Table on a road from Condate (Rennes). The first s
• Reginum a town in the northern part of Vindelicia, on the southern bank of the Danube, on the road
• Regio a town of Thrace on the river Bathynias, and not far from Constantinople (Itin. Hieros. p.
• Regis Villa Villa (Ῥηγισούιλλα, Strab.), a place on the coast of Etruria, which, according to Strabo,
• Regium Lepidi Regium Lepidi or REGIUM LEPIDUM (Ῥήγιον Λέπιδον, Strab.; Ῥήγιον Λεπίδιον, Ptol.: Eth. Regi
• Regni Regni (Eth. Ῥῆγνοι, Ptol. 2.3.28), a people on the S. coast of Britannia Romana, seated be
• Regnum a town of the Belgae in the S. of Britannia Romana, and seemingly a place of some importan
• Rehob a town in the tribe of Asher, occupied by the Canaanites. (Josh. 19.28; Judg. 1.31.) A sec
• Rehoboth one of the wells dug by Isaac in the country of Gerar,--after Esek (contention) and Sitnah
• Reii Apollinares Reii Apollinares (Riez), in Gallia Narbonensis. Among the Oppida Latina of Gallia Narbonen
• Remesiana a town of Moesia Superior, between Naissus and…
• Remi Remi (Ῥημοί), a people of Gallia Belgica (Ptol. 2.9.12) along the Sequana (Seine). Their c
• Rephaim Vallis Vallis (γὴ Ῥαφαῒν, Εμεκ Ῥαφαῒν, κοιγὰς τῶν Τιτάνων, LXX.; κ. Γιγάντων, Joseph.), a valley
• Rephidim the eleventh encampment of the Israelites after leaving Egypt, the next before Sinai, wher
• Rerigonium a town of the Novantae in the province of Valentia in the SW. part of Britannia Barbara, w
• Rerigonius Sinus Sinus (Ῥεριγόνιος κόλπος, Ptol. 2.3.1), a bay in the country of the Novantae, so named fro
• Resapha al. REZEPH (Ῥησάφα), a city of Syria, reckoned by Ptolemy to the district of Palmyrene (5.
• Reudigni Reudigni a German tribe on the right bank of the river Albis, and north of the Longobardi,
• Revessio in Gallia, is the city of the Vellavi, or Velauni, as the name is written in Ptolemy (2.7.
• Rha a river of Asiatic Sarmatia, which according to Ptolemy (l.c.), the earliest geographer…
• Rhaabeni Rhaabeni (Ῥααβηνοί), a people of Arabia Deserta, next to the Agabeni, who were on the conf
• Rhabdium a strongly fortified height, in an inaccessible part of Mesopotamia, two days' journey fro
• Rhacatae a German tribe mentioned by Ptolemy (2.11.26) as occupying, together with the Teracatriae,
• Rhaeba a town in the interior of Hibernia, according to Camden (p. 1357) Rheban in Queen's County
• Rhaeteae a place in the Arcadian district of Cynuria, at the confluence of the Gortynius and Alphei
• Rhaetia . The name of this country, as well as of its inhabitants, appears in ancient inscriptions
• Rhagae a great town of Media Magna…
• Rhamanltae 1. (Ῥαμανῖται. Strab.xvi. p. 782), supposed by Mr. Forster to be identical with the Rhaban
• Rhamnus 1. (Ῥαμνοῦς,--οῦντος: Eth. Ῥαμνούσιος, fem. Παμνουσία, Ῥαμνουσίς), a demus of Attica, belo
• Rhapta was, according to the author of the Periplus, the most distant station of the Arabian trad
• Rhastia a town in the country of the Troemi in Galatia, in Asia Minor, which is noticed only by Pt
• Rhatostathybius a river on the W. coast of Britannia Romana, according to Camden (p. 733) the Taf.
• Rhaucus (Ῥαῦκος, Scyl. p. 19; Plb. 31.1.1, 33.15.1: Eth. Ῥαύκιος, fem. Ῥαυκία, Steph. B. sub voce.
• Rhebas a very small river on the coast of Bithynia, the length of which amounts only to a few mil
• Rhegium an important city of Magna Graecia, situated near the southern end of the Bruttian peninsu
• Rhegma the name of a lake or lagune formed by the river Cydnus in Cilicia, at its mouth, about 5
• Rheimea a town of Auranitis, as appears from an inscription found by Burckhardt (Travels, p. 69) a
• Rhenus one of the largest rivers in Europe, is not so long as the Danube, but as a commercial cha
• Rhenus a river of Gallia Cispadana, and one of the southern tributaries of the Padus. (Plin. Nat.
• Rhesaena (Ῥέσαινα, Ptol. 5.18.13; Ῥέσινα, Steph. B. sub voce Amm. Marc. 32.5; Ressaina, Tab. Peut.;
• Rhetico a mountain of Germany, mentioned only by Pomp. Mela (3.3), along with Mount Taunus. As no
• Rhidagus a river of Hyrcania, which flows from the mountains NW. to the Caspian. Alexander crossed
• Rhinocorura or RHINOCOLURA (Ῥινοκόρουρα, Polyb. Ptol. Joseph.; Ῥινοκόλουρα, Strab.: Eth. Π̓ινοκουραῖρο
• Rhipaei Montes Montes (τὰ Ῥιπαῖα ὄρη), a name applied by Grecian fancy to a mountain chain whose peaks ro
• Rhispia a place in Upper Pannonia, of uncertain site (Ptol. 2.15.4; Orelli, Inscript. n. 4991), th
• Rhithymna a town of Crete, which is mentioned by Ptolemy (3.17.7) and Pliny (4.20) as the first town
• Rhium . 1. A promontory in Achaia. [Vol I. p. 13a.] 2. A town in Messenia, in the Thuriate gulf,
• Rhizana a town on the coast of Gedrosia, in the immediate neighbourhood of the most western mouth
• Rhizenia (Ῥιζηνία, Steph. B. sub voce a town of Crete of which nothing is known; there is an eparkh
• Rhizius a small coast river of Pontus, between the Iris and Acampsis, still bearing the name of Ri
• Rhizon a town of…
• Rhizophagi Aethiopes Rhizophagi Aethiopes (Eth. Ῥιζοφάγοι, Diod. 3.23; Strab. xvii. p.770, seq.; Ptol. 4.8.29),
• Rhizus a port-town of Pontus, at the mouth of the river Rhizius, about 120 stadia to the east of
• Rhizus a town of Magnesia in Thessaly, whose inhabitants were transported to Demetrias upon the f
• Rhocca a town of Crete, where there was a temple to Artemis Rhoccaea (Aelian, Ael. NA 12.22). Poc
• Rhoda or RHODUS (Ῥόδη, Steph. B. sub voce Rhoda, Mela, 2.6; Liv. 34.8; Ῥόδος, Strab. xiv. p.654;
• Rhodanus . The Rhone rises in Switzerland, in a glacier west of the pass of St. Gothard and south o
• Rhodanusia Pliny (3.4) mentions Rhoda in Gallia Narbonensis as a colony of the Rhodii He places it on
• Rhodia a town of Lycia, situated in the mountains on the north of Corydallus. (Steph. B. sub voce
• Rhodius a river of Troas, having its sources in Mount Ida, a little above the town of Astyra; it f
• Rhodope a…
• Rhoduntia a fortress on Mt. Callidromus, defending one of the passes to Thermopylae. (Strab. ix. p.4
• Rhodus one of the chief islands of the Aegean, or more properly of that part of the Aegean which
• Rhodussa an island off the southern coast of Caria, near the entrance of the port of Panormus. (Pli
• Rhoe a place on the coast of Bithynia, 20 stadia to the east of Calpe, on a steep promontory, c
• Rhoeteum a promontory, or rather a rocky headland, running out in several points in Mysia or Troas,
• Rhogana a small place on the coast of Carmania, between the promontories of Carpella and Alambater
• Rhogandani Rhogandani (Ῥογανδανοί, Ptol. 7.4.9), a tribe of ancient Ceylon, at the southern end of th
• Rhoge an island off the coast of Lycia, not far from the entrance of the Phoenicus Portus. (Plin
• Rhogonis a river of ancient Persis, which flows into the Persian Gulf in lat. 29° 20′, long. 48° 25
• Rhoscopus a place on the coast of Pamphylia, near the mouth of the Cestrus, is mentioned only in the
• Rhosologiacum or RHOSOLOGIA (ποσολογία), a small place in the country of the Tectosages in Galatia, on t
• Rhuana an inland town of Arabia, placed by Ptolemy (6.7.33) in long. 87°, lat. 22°. Apparently no
• Rhubon RHUDON (Ῥούβωνος ἐκβ., Ptol. 3.5.2; Ῥουδῶνος ἐκβ., Marcian. Heracl. Peripl. § 39, ed. Müll
• Rhubricatus a river of Numidia, the same as the UBUS of the Pent. Tab., which flowed 5 M. P. to the E.
• Rhudiae or RUDIAE (Ῥουδία, Ptol.; Ῥωδίαι, Strab.: Eth. Rudinus: Rugge), an ancient city of the Sal
• Rhymmici Montes Montes (Ῥυμμικὰ ὄρη, Ptol. 6.14. § § 4, 10, 11), a mountain chain of Asiatic Sarmatia, of
• Rhyndacus an important river in the province of Hellespontus, which has its sources at the foot of M
• Rhypes > a city of Achaia, 30 stadia W. of Aegium, was originally one of the twelve Achaean citie
• Rhytium a town of Crete which Homer (Hom. Il. 2.648) couples with Phaestus as well-peopled cities.
• Riblah a city in the land of Hamath, where Jehoahaz or Shallum was cast into chains by Pharaoh Ne
• Ricciacum in North Gallia. The Table has a road from Divodurum (Metz) to Augusta Trevirorum (Trier).
• Ricina 1. (Eth. Ricinensis: Ru. near Macerata), a municipal town of Picenum, situated on a hill a
• Riduna one of the islands off that part of the Gallic coast which was occupied by the Armoric sta
• Rigodulum a place on the Mosella (Mosel), protected either by mountains or the river. (Tacitus, Tac.
• Rigodunum a town of the Brigantes in the N. of Britannia Romana. Camden (p. 974) conjectures it migh
• Rigomagus a village of Cisalpine Gaul, forming a station on the road from Ticinum (Pavia) to Augusta
• Rigomagus on the Rhine. The Table places it between Bonna (Bonn) and Antunnacum (Andernach), viii. f
• Rimmon a city of the tribe of Simeon (Josh. 19.7), mentioned by Zechariah as the extremity of the
• Riobe in North Gallia, a name which appears in the Table on a road which passes from Augustomagu
• Ripa a place in Hispania Baetica, which according to Rezzonico (Disquisit. Plin. ii. p. 11) occ
• Risardir a harbour on the W. coast of Mauretania, which may be identified with the ACRA of the Ship
• Rittium a place in the south-east of Lower Pannonia, situated close to the Danube, and on the road
• Ritumagus in Gallia, a Mansio which is placed in the Anton. Itin. and in the Table on a road on the
• Riusiava a town in the Agri Decumates, in Germany (Ptol. 2.11.30), is commonly believed to have bee
• Robogdii Robogdii (Eth. Ῥοβόγδιοι, Ptol. 2.2.3), a people in the northernmost part of Hibernia, who
• Robogdium Prom Prom (Ῥοβόγδιον ἄκρον, Ptol. 2.2.2), a promontory on the N. coast of Hibernia in the terri
• Roboraria a station on the Via Latina, 16 miles from Rome, the site of which is probably marked by t
• Robrica in Gallia, is placed by the Table on the north side of the Loire, on a road from Juliomagu
• Robur Ammianus Marcellinus (30.3) mentions a fortress named Robur, which Valentinian I., A.D. 37
• Rodium in North Gallia, is placed in the Table on a road between Samarobriva (Amiens) and Augusta
• Rodumna in Gallia, is one of the towns of the Segusiani. (Ptol. 2.8.14.) Rodumna appears in the Ta
• Roma the chief town of Italy, and long the mistress of the ancient world. CONTENTS. Page Situat
• Romechium a place on the E. coast of the Bruttian peninsula, mentioned only by Ovid, in his descript
• Romula a place in Upper Pannonia, on the road leading from Aemona along the river Savus to Sirmiu
• Romulea a city of Samnium, mentioned by Livy (10.17), as being taken by the Roman consul P. Decius
• Roscianum a town of Bruttium, situated on a hill about 2 miles from the sea-coast, on the gulf of Ta
• Rotomagus in Gallia Lugdunensis, is mentioned by Ptolemy (2.8.8) as the capital of the Veneliocasi,
• Roxolani Roxolani (Ῥωξολανοί), a people belonging to the Sarmatian stock, who first appear in histo
• Rubi Rubi (Eth. Ῥυβαστεινός, Eth. Rubastinus: Ruvo), a city of Apulia, situated on the branch o
• Rubicon a small river on the E. coast of Italy, flowing into the Adriatic sea, a few miles N. of A
• Rubricata an inland city of the Laeëtani in the NE. part of Hispania Tarraconensis, on the river Rub
• Rubricatus or--UM (Ῥουβρίκατος, Ptol. 2.6.18), a river of Hispania Tarraconensis flowing into the Mar
• Rubrum Mare Mare or ERYTHRAEUM MARE (ἡ ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα, Hdt. 1.180, 202, 2.8, 158, 159, 4.39; Plb. 5.54
• Rufiniana . Ptolemy (2.9.17) names Noeomagus [NOVIOMAGUS No. 2.] and Rufiniana as the two towns of t
• Rufrae a town of the Samnites on the borders of Campania, mentioned by Virgil (Aen. 7.739) in a m
• Rugh RUGI (Eth. Ῥοῦγοι or Eth. Ῥόγοι), an important people in the north of Germany, occupying a
• Rugium a town in the north of Germany on the coast of the Baltic (Ptol. 2.11.27), the site of whi
• Runicatae an Alpine tribe in the north-east of Vindelicia between the Oenus and Danubius. (Ptol. 2.1
• Rura a river of Western Germany, which flows into the Rhine from the east near the town of Duis
• Rurada a place in Hispania Baetica, the name of which appears only upon coins, the present Rus ne
• Rusadir a colonia of Mauretania, situated near Metagonites Prom., which appears sometimes to have
• Ruscino a city of the Volcae Tectosages in Gallia Narbonensis. (Ptol. 2.10.9.) When Hannibal enter
• Rusellae an ancient and important city of Etruria, situated about 14 miles from the sea, and 3 from
• Rusgunia a town of Mauretania, and a colonia, which lay 15 M. P. to the E. of Icosium. Its ruins ha
• Rusicade the harbour of Cirta in Numidia and a Roman colonia, at the mouth of the small river THAPS
• Ruspe a. town of Numidia between Acholla and Usilla, near the CAPUT VADORUM (Corippus, Johann. 1
• Ruspinum a town of Africa Proper, where Caesar defeated Scipio, and which he afterwards made his po
• Rusticiana a city of the Vettones in Lusitania, on the right bank of the Tagus. Variously identified
• Rusucurrium RUSSUCURRIUM (Plin. Nat. 5.1; It. Ant.; Ῥουσσοκκόραι, Ptol. 4.2.8), a town of Mauretania,
• Ruteni Ruteni (Eth. Ῥουτῆνοι), and Eth. Ῥουτανοί in Ptolemy (2.7.21), who places them in Gallia A
• Rutuba a river of Liguria, which rises in the Maritime Alps, near the Col de Tende, and flows int
• Rutubis a port of Mauretania, which must be identified with the low rocky point of Mazagan. The to
• Rutuli Rutuli (Eth. Ῥούτουλοι), a people of ancient Italy, who, according to a tradition generall
• Rutunium apparently a town of the Cornavii in the W. part of Britannia Romana. Camden (p. 651) iden
• Rutupiae a…
• Ryssadium a mountain of Interior Libya, from which flows the Stacheir (Gambia), making near it the l