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Where Anthemius took command, BRONTOTAS.
Antigonus is corrected, TANA.
Antinous, the favorite of Emperor Hadrian, CLAUDIOPOLIS.
Antipater on leaves, PALIURA.
The Itinerary of Antoninus original: "Antonini Itinerarium"; a famous 3rd-century register of Roman roads and stations is restored, AEMONIA, BODOBRIGA, CHERAEUS, CATHELAUNI, DUROVERNUM, ERACONIUM, FERITOR, GALEATE, HAIA, HALMYRIS, ICASIA, INCARUS, ISURIUM, IZIRALLA, LIBARNA, MALECENA, MURSA, PHOENICE, PORCIFERA, PRAETORIUM, PROTO, SARABRIS, SEGIMONENSES, TANADARIS, and THURIUM.
Where Emperor Antoninus Pius was born, LANUVINUM; where he died, LORII.
Antonius Curchinus is the one whom the common people call Haithonus, CIMMERII and PTEROPHOROS.
Cannibals original: "Antropophagi", AMARGUS, AMBRONES, BESSIGA, BESYNGETI, CABES, CALLATIAE, CASIRI, HENIOCHI, IRIS, and MYRMENA.
Anusus, commander of the army, UNNIGARDAE.
Apelles the monk, ACHORUS.
Apollinaris, governor of Mesopotamia, CRATERAS.
A sacred place of Apollo, CURIDIUM. His temple, DELIUM. A sacred field, CYRAEUS. Where he was born, DELOS and OLEA. Apollo Capitolinus, from where he was brought to Rome, APOLLONIA. Apollo Diradiotis, DIRAS.
The homeland of Apollonius, ASBAMEI.
Apphianus the martyr, PAGAE.
Appianus of Alexandria is corrected, BETICA, BERENICE, CALOR, HIPPAGRETA, PANNONIA, SALATIA, and XOLLA. His error, NEW CARTHAGE.
Appion, PLISTONICENSIS.
Apries defeated, MARIA.
Apsefoamus the martyr, ANEA.
Apsimarus, CYNEGIUM.
The homeland of Apuleius, MADAURUS. He is corrected, OCEA and SORACTES.
Swarms of bees in the camps, ARBALO.
Fresh water bursting out of the sea, CHIMERIUM. Hot waters, ALLIANAE. Hot water suitable only for drinking, ARTANAE. Water that can be contained in no vessel, AMELES. Water which is set on fire, THE BLACK REGION. Water spewing flames, SCANTIA. Sulfurous waters, VADIMONIS. Very sweet water, DONYLAEUM. Nitrous waters, LEON and MENE. Hot and sweet water, CHARACOMETES. Water with poisonous vapor, CHYTRINUM. Water surpassing all others in Greece for beauty, LADON. Water bringing sterility to women, HERACLEA and PHETA.
Aquaeus the dreamer original: "hallucinator", CASSIOPE.
Arabian heretics, ALBERA.
Bishop Arabianus, ANTRON.
Bishop Arabius, ADRI.
Bishop Archelaus, AMENDUS and DOLICHENA.
Where there is no architect, SAUNIA.
Sands fertile for glass, BELUS.
The palace of King Aretas, PETRA.
Saint Aretas killed, NEGRA.
Argantonius the petty king, TARTESSIDEM.
Silver mine in Spain, BEBELO and ORINGIS.
Into which river the Argonauts carried their ship across land, ACYLIS.
Aries, son of Neptune, CRINNISSA and SALONUM.
Aristides the sophist, HADRIANOTHERAS.
Aristocles the sophist, MESAEPOLIS.
Aristotle is noted, BOLBAE and ISTHMUS. He is corrected, HERACLEA, PANNONIA, and ERIDANUS. His homeland, STAGIRA.
Where Aristus was defeated, ZURTA.
Bishop Arius, PETRA.
Bishop Armacius, MNIZUM.
Where the stone Aromatites is found, PYRAE.
The town of Arquata, VIA POSTUMIA.
The reading of Arrian original: "Arriani lectio"; referring to the Greek historian Arrian is examined, CYRRADAE, HALMITIS, and MELANI. He is corrected, BERNICE, NESSUS, and APATHANATIZONTES.
The homeland of Arriphon, TRICONIUM.
King Artabanus, TOCHARI.
Artapanus, CESSAN.
The battle of Artaxerxes with Cyrus, CUNAXA.
Where Arugistus was defeated, UTUS.
Most praised reed, CHYTRI. Indian reed, CORACII.
Where the herb Asarum is found, VOGESUS.
King Asceltus, HORMETIONUM.
Bishop Asclepius, VAGIENSIS.
The use of donkeys in battle, SARACORI.
Asius the philosopher, ASIA.
Where the best asparagus is found, NESIS.
The stone Asphaltites, LEUCOPETRA.
King Assacanus, MASOGA.
Astaron the empiric original: "empyricus"; a doctor who relies on observation and experience rather than theory, TERESTIS.
Bishop Asterius, PETRA.
The goddess Atargatis, BAMBYCA.
Athambylus, MESSENE.
King Athaulf, ROMA.
Athenaeus is corrected, ABYLUM, ACARNIDEM, SCORDISCI, and THYRAMIS.
Where the Athenians lost thirteen triremes, CACHETUS. Where they won a victory over the Megarians, CIMOLIA.
The homeland of Atlas, PLYNUS. Where he observed the celestial bodies, BOLOSUS. The fable of the island of Atlantis is plausible, GADIRICUS.
The bird Attagen original: "Attagen auis"; likely the francolin or heathcock, COELUS.
Attalus, PHARMACUSA.
Where Attila met Pope Leo, ACROVENTUM. Where he lived, GELONUM.
What "Au" signifies for the Germans, DOCIRAVA.
The author’s homeland, SCALDIS The river Scheldt in the Low Countries, where Ortelius lived.
The delusion of Aventinus and Taurinus, ZARMISOGETHUSA.
Those taking omens where they sit upon fish, SURA.
The homeland of Saint Augustine, TAGESTENSE. His reading is corrected, OCEA.
Augustulus banished, CASTRUM LUCULLANUM.
Where Emperor Augustus was raised, ULUBRA.
Ausonius a Roman poet is noted, CAMARITAE, MESSABATAE, and RAMASTRABALE.
The river of golden sand, DEBAE.
Where Emperor Aurelian was killed, ZENOPHURIUM.
Aurelius Victor is corrected, CIMBARIONIS, EUXINIUM, and THICANUM.
Which peoples have large ears, SATMALI.
A golden brick, LADON.
A gold mine, SYSPIRITIS. Of the King of Portugal, CHARIOT OF THE GODS original: "DEORVM Currus".
Where orpiment original: "Auripigmentum"; a yellow arsenic mineral used as a pigment is found, DISPONTUM.
Where gold is collected, AUMASIPA, COTINAS, and SACER.
A passage of Ausonius is corrected, VELOCASSES. A verse defended against Titius, EUROPA.
The prophet Azarias, SYNATHA.
Bacchanalia, where held, THE GROVE OF SIMILA.
The nymph Bacchides, CORYCIUM.
Where Bacchus was born, CISSUSA. Raised, MEROS. Received as a guest, CAMARITAE. Where he is won over by sacrifice, OF THE AMNITAE. He killed the wild beast Campen, ZABIRNA.
A passage of Balsamon original: "Balasmonis"; a Byzantine jurist and canonist clarified, TEMENSIS.
The herb balsam, HELIOPOLIS.
Where the apostle Bartholomew was buried, ALBANOPOLIS.
The palace of Basaronagis, MALANGO.