Geographical Treasury

AND WORDS.

Where Emperor Basiliscus was killed, ACUSI and LYMINIS.
Bato the leader, DESITIATES.
Battus moved, HIRASA.
Saint Baudolinus the martyr, FORUM.
The Baumian nation, ZEUGITANA.
Becanus criticizes Jordanes, TYRAS. Johannes Goropius Becanus was a 16th-century physician and linguist known for his eccentric theories on the origins of languages. Jordanes was a 6th-century historian of the Goths.
The Belemarni tribe, FATZINACAE.
King Beleocurius, HIPPOCURA.
The palace of Prince Belesys, DARADAX.
Words from the Belgian language, ARDUENNA and MAEOTIS.
The fortress of the Bellui, SCALDIS.
Bellonius was deceived, BUCEPHALOS. Pierre Belon was a French naturalist and traveler.
Where the Ben grain comes from, NITRAN. Likely referring to the seeds of the Moringa tree, used in early medicine and perfumes.
The homeland of Benedictus Arias Montanus, NERTOBRIGA. Montanus was a famous Spanish scholar and the editor of the Antwerp Polyglot Bible.
King Berengar, HORTA.
Bergo island, DEMONESUS.
Bernardus Silvanus, EBOLUM.
Where the beryl stone is found, OPHIETIS and PURATA.
Besa, the god of Abydos in Egypt, BEZA.
Interpretation of the Bible, PITHYS.
The town of Biervliet, SCALDIS.
The town of Bielefeld, TEUTOBURGENSIS Saltus. Teutoburg Forest.
Bilingual people, BRANCHIADAE.
The Birfa river, CORBARIA.
The bison animal, REGIS Mons.
Bishop Bistes, EREBA.
Springs of bitumen, MEMNIUM.
The Blavia river, DUMNITONI.
Blondus cites Pliny incorrectly, ERIDANVS. Flavio Biondo, often called Blondus, was a Renaissance historian and archaeologist. Blondus and Leander are criticized for a bad reading, GALLICANUS.
Blondus solves a difficulty, RUBICON. He is mistaken original: "Hallucinatur", PRILLE.
Boatus Niceas, ROMATIANA.
Boccellaio, a type of Venetian bread, BUCCELLARIORUM.
Boccius, BUCTINUM.
The town of Bochonia, SCALDIS.
Where Armenian bole is found, AGARACES and BAGANANA. Armenian bole is a red clay used historically for medicinal and artistic purposes.
Bonacciolus and Xylander disagreeing, VOMANUS.
Synonyms for the bonasus animal, MESSAPIUS. The bonasus was a legendary bull-like creature from Paeonia.
Bonfinius, EXOPOLIS.
Bishop Boniface, FORATIANENSIS and GAZANENSIS.
Bishop Bonus, SAVINAS.
An ox vomiting flame, FORUM ESII.
The city of Bosa, FLEXUM.
Lowing bronze oxen, ATABYRIS.
Where the Brahmins are, BITTIGO.
Abbot Brendan, PERDITA Insula. Referring to the legendary voyage of Saint Brendan to the "Lost Island" in the Atlantic.
Where Brennus originated from, PRAUSI.
Bishop Brictius, MARTULANA.
Where the house of Queen Brunhilda is, LECENNA.
Brutus Callaicus, MORON.
Where Buccelinus was defeated by Narses, TANNETA.

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The reed of the evil demon, HERCULIS Columnae. Columns of Hercules.
The monument of Cadmus, CYLICES and ENCHELEAE.
Caecilianus the exile, BRIXIA.
Praetor Caelius, TIBERIANUS.
Where Coelus was buried, AVLATIA.
What "Caer" means, LEGIONUM Civitas.
A place anointed by Caesar, CENIMAGNI, PHARSALUS, and TECTOSAGES. Restored by him, AREMICI, BELLIDENSES, FLUSTATES, NANTUATES, TIRIANUS, TURINUM, and URSO.
Caesarius the martyr, SUBEL.
Where the better reeds grow, ANAITICUS, BOEDRIAS, and PROBATIA.
Sweet-scented reed, AVLON. Aromatic reed, MARSYA.
The proper name of the philosopher Calanus, CALANI.
The place Calastro, RETINA.

Who first discovered lime, CANI.
The port of Cale, LUSITANIA.
The homeland of Emperor Caligula, AMBIATINUM.
The "beautiful crown" olive original: "Callistephanus oliva", PANTHEIUM.
Callisthenes, CARIATA.
The "skull" fish, CARNAE.
The dwelling of Calypso, NYMPHAEA.
Camels are led into the line of battle, URCILIANI. Their contest in honor of Minerva, SAGARAEI.
The wild beast Campe, ZABIRNA.
From where camphor comes, FAFFELLA.
Fields shining at night like stars, HESPERIUS.
When the Canary island was found, FORTUNATAE.
Where crabs are born, ASTERIUS.
The palace of Queen Candace, TANAPE and NAPATAE.
Noble dogs, ELYMAEI, ORCANAE, and PSYLLICI.
Remedies for the bite of a rabid dog, ALYSSUS.
People with dog heads, CYNAMOLGI.
A nation waging war with dogs, CASTABALA.
Where the sea bream fish is, ASPRA.
Where there are no singers, HELLI.
The Capitol is corrected, LANUVINA villa.
Where the wild goat is, FISCELLUS. Those not mating for six months, GIMAS.
The Caradri fish, UMBRACIA.
Where Emperor Carinus died, MARGUM and MURTIUS.
The writers of the life of Charlemagne are corrected, HILINONICUM and SMELDINGI.
Bishop Carterius, EVLTUS.
Where the treaty of the Carthaginians was struck with the Romans, AEGATHES.
Prince Carshalus, AEGITHALUM.
Carvilius, VOLANA.
The Carystian stone, GERANDRUM. Likely referring to asbestos or a specific marble found at Carystus.
Where the best cheese is, CEDITIUS and CEBANUM.
From where cassia comes, CITIBENA and MAMALIS.
The homeland of Cassius of Vicenza, MARATONYMA.
Cassiodorus is noted, ELIS. He is explained original: "Illustratur", DECENNONII.
The Tin Islands, MELANCHLAENI. original: "Cassiterides"; legendary islands in the Atlantic known for tin mining.
The citadel of Casteletum, SCALDIS.
Where Castor was killed, ARIADNIS.
Melitean puppies, where, MELITA and MELITE.
A variant reading of the verses of Catullus, BRIXIA. A passage explained, MALLIA Aqua. Corrected, CEOS.
Cedrenus is corrected, THALAMUM.
A woody island of the cedar kind, OSERICTA.
The language of the Celts, ALPES.
Celtic water, DANUBIUS.
The long-lived ancestor of the Celts, ARILOCARIUM.
Where there is an abundance of cherries, PRUSA.
Saint Cerbonius thrown to the bears, MERULI.
Ceres the Cup-bearer original: "Poteriophoros", ANTHEORUM. The house of Ceres, LYCEA.
King Kerobothros, CARURA.
A doe with a split ear, ELAPHUS.
Where there is a multitude of stags, CURIDIUM.
Chaeremon the farmer, SIDIRUS. Bishop Chaeremon, NILOPOLIS.
Prince Chagan, CHAZARIA. Chagan or Khagan was the title of the ruler of the Khazars.
Where the use of paper was invented, PERGAMUS.
A palm-reading nation, ZEUGITANA.
Where crystal is produced, NERON.
Where Chromius defeated Gelon, MARTIS Transitus.
Where the chrysoprase is, NILION.
Cicero is noted, BLANDENONA and SELONIUS Campus. Corrected, CARACHIUM and FORUM Voconi. His villa, ACADEMIA, ARCANUM, and POMPEIANUM. Where he was killed, PHORMIANUM.
Where storks first fly to, PYTHONOS Come.
From where cinnamon comes, CITIBENA, MAMALIS, and MUSVLON.